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Available
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Publication
Crossway (2013), Edition: Redesign, 256 pages
Description
Christians who love books will love this navigational aid through the current flood pouring into the marketplace. Helps readers make informed choices by understanding how literature communicates.
User reviews
LibraryThing member taterzngravy
I read Reading Between the Lines soon after getting my MA in English from a state university (early nineties). Though my emphasis had more to do with linguistics than literature, I needed to take a substantial amount of literature classes. I was frustrated because college in postmodern America
What makes writing this comment about the book difficult is that it has been many years since I have read it, and I lost the copy with all my notes in after giving it to someone to read. This last sentence shows two things. I considered the book important enough to risk losing it. (an interesting thought, huh?) And though I can't remember many specifics of the book, I know what the trajectory of my life since that book, and that book is a part of it.
Gene Veith starts out by showing the importance of reading and the importance of the written word, especially to the Christian. Then he deals wth the form of literature, that is, nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, followed by the modes or types of literature, and finally, the traditions of literature in which the author surveys the major phases of Western Literature. The author ends the book by writing about writers and writing, which I found to be encouraging.
I would like to say that the trajectory of my life included becoming a renowned poet, but I can say that the book opened up an area that had been shut off to me.
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isn't about opening minds, it is about changing minds. Though I learned valuable concepts, I enjoyed very few of the classes. My first job after receiving my MA took me away from my family for a year, which gave me time to read books, several of which rocked my world, and this book was one of those books. This book is everything that was missing in my literature classes. What makes writing this comment about the book difficult is that it has been many years since I have read it, and I lost the copy with all my notes in after giving it to someone to read. This last sentence shows two things. I considered the book important enough to risk losing it. (an interesting thought, huh?) And though I can't remember many specifics of the book, I know what the trajectory of my life since that book, and that book is a part of it.
Gene Veith starts out by showing the importance of reading and the importance of the written word, especially to the Christian. Then he deals wth the form of literature, that is, nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, followed by the modes or types of literature, and finally, the traditions of literature in which the author surveys the major phases of Western Literature. The author ends the book by writing about writers and writing, which I found to be encouraging.
I would like to say that the trajectory of my life included becoming a renowned poet, but I can say that the book opened up an area that had been shut off to me.
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LibraryThing member Jemima79
I read this book when I was a student and really enjoyed it. It was well written and full of interesting ideas. It reinforces the importance of reading and its role in developing your minds critical evaluation skills. It gives understanding about how a Christian can reconcile their beliefs with
It has been a few years since I have read it, but it is one of the books that I have kept even through many moves between states and even international.
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many types of literature - even when it runs contrary to your beliefs.It has been a few years since I have read it, but it is one of the books that I have kept even through many moves between states and even international.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
256 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
1433529742 / 9781433529740