RE: good reads

[Gabe Cooper <Gabe at Distribution_com>]

I just finished Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'. It was the first time
I'd ever read it. Great book.  I think I'll go rent 'Apocolypse Now' again
to pick up on all the subtle similarities I missed the first time around.
I'm also reading 'The End Times According to Jesus' by R.C. Sproull for any
of you theology/eschatology buffs out there. It's also an incredible read...
very challenging but also very academic-ee. Anyway, there's my two cents.

Marie Wrote:

I took the liberty of changing the subject heading from the random digest 
number...

Since we're talking about books:  I recently read Wendy Shalit's "A Return 
to Modesty."  It was so interesting!  From what I've read of the reviews, 
she's got everyone's underwear in a bunch.  This 23 year old presents some 
of the most alluring justifications for modesty.  She doens't stick out her 
finger and point you to some standard based solely on religious tradition, 
she makes a really good case, providing even reasons why modesty is erotic.

She also includes the most prominent feminist voices, agreeing with their 
assessment of the damages but not with their solutions.  I think the whole 
women's studies section of Barnes and Noble flashed through my mind as I 
read the book!  Besides that, I'm on #6 of the Chronicles of Narnia.  I know

they're kids books, but I never read them back then.

I was so excited to see Real Genius and Duran Duran mentioned in this list 
:)

Dancing on the tracks of a train called youth-
Marie


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