Dead in the Family
Dead in the Family is the tenth “Sookie Stackhouse” novel by Charlaine Harris.Full of subplots, with an expanding array of human, faerie and were-human characters, Dead in the Family presents many views of “family”. Will all “Sookie Stackhouse” fans find everything they want? No, but you might well find many chapters to your liking.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Stieg Larsson’s The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest is the third in the Millennium trilogy. You might recognize the similarity to the movie title “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”.Larsson shows exceptional skill, both in resolving plot issues throughout this novel, and in presenting the emotional realities his characters face.
Although Larsson may have planned a much longer series, his death in 2004 brought the series to an end.
Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue
In Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue, Paul Woodruff examines the notion of ‘reverence’ – the emotion that respects, fears, or loves with awe and wonder.Woodruff, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has written several books of popular philosophy. Reverence deals with religious and secular views, and crosses cultural and historic settings. Don’t be put off by the word “philosophy”, because Woodruff is clear, concise, and writes well.
As an example of what this book discusses, consider: If you are strong, how do you treat others? If you are weak, how would you like the strong to treat you?
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