Anybody have any recommendations? Like I need any more books to read, but that's beside the point. ;) I've already read In This House of Brede, but there has to be more out there.
Walker Percy. Flannery O'Connor. C.S. Lewis. LOTR or most Tolkein.
Taylor Caldwell, Dear and Glorious Physician, it's about St Luke.
Emmuska Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel
Louis de Wohl, several historical fiction novels
Chesterton, The Man Who Knew Too Much
Ralph McInerney, The Father Dowling series
Quote from: Lynne on August 20, 2019, 07:01:56 AM
Emmuska Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel
There are several of the Pimpernel books out there... .
Anything by Evelyn Waugh
Diary of a Country Priest
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Canticle for Leibowitz
Remembrance of Things Past (1st volume)
Walter Macken's Irish trilogy.
Quote from: maryslittlegarden on August 20, 2019, 08:38:31 AM
Quote from: Lynne on August 20, 2019, 07:01:56 AM
Emmuska Orczy, The Scarlet Pimpernel
There are several of the Pimpernel books out there... .
Yes, but they became formulaic, imo...
Quote from: Maximilian on August 20, 2019, 08:40:43 AM
Anything by Evelyn Waugh
Diary of a Country Priest
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Canticle for Leibowitz
Remembrance of Things Past (1st volume)
Canticle for Leibowitz, first 1/3 was interesting/amusing, I felt the middle 1/3 kind of dragged, the last 1/3 was amazing.
And for people of French Canadian descent, Shadows on the Rock was wonderful.
Quote from: Gardener on August 20, 2019, 09:23:48 AM
Walter Macken's Irish trilogy.
Thank you!
from Amazon:
QuoteWalter Macken was born in Galway in 1915. He was a writer of short stories, novels and plays. Originally an actor, principally with the Taibhdhearc in Galway, and The Abbey Theatre, he played lead roles on Broadway in M. J. Molloy's The King of Friday's Men and his own play Home Is the Hero. He also acted in films, notably in Arthur Dreifuss' adaptation of Brendan Behan's The Quare Fellow. He is perhaps best known for his trilogy of Irish historical novels Seek the Fair Land, The Silent People and The Scorching Wind. He passed away in 1967.
Quote from: Lynne on August 20, 2019, 11:56:34 AM
Quote from: Maximilian on August 20, 2019, 08:40:43 AM
Anything by Evelyn Waugh
Diary of a Country Priest
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Canticle for Leibowitz
Remembrance of Things Past (1st volume)
Canticle for Leibowitz, first 1/3 was interesting/amusing, I felt the middle 1/3 kind of dragged, the last 1/3 was amazing.
And for people of French Canadian descent, Shadows on the Rock was wonderful.
So what you're saying is that the middle third needed a lightbulb moment.
Quote from: Gardener on August 20, 2019, 12:12:38 PM
Quote from: Lynne on August 20, 2019, 11:56:34 AM
Quote from: Maximilian on August 20, 2019, 08:40:43 AM
Anything by Evelyn Waugh
Diary of a Country Priest
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Canticle for Leibowitz
Remembrance of Things Past (1st volume)
Canticle for Leibowitz, first 1/3 was interesting/amusing, I felt the middle 1/3 kind of dragged, the last 1/3 was amazing.
And for people of French Canadian descent, Shadows on the Rock was wonderful.
So what you're saying is that the middle third needed a lightbulb moment.
Maybe it was there and I missed it. I don't know why I persevered but I'm glad I did.
My local library happens to have nearly all the Louis de Wohl books. I just ordered one based on the life of King David. It should arrive tomorrow for me to pick up. I definitely recommend them.
Quote from: Lynne on August 20, 2019, 12:22:27 PM
Quote from: Gardener on August 20, 2019, 12:12:38 PM
Quote from: Lynne on August 20, 2019, 11:56:34 AM
Quote from: Maximilian on August 20, 2019, 08:40:43 AM
Anything by Evelyn Waugh
Diary of a Country Priest
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Canticle for Leibowitz
Remembrance of Things Past (1st volume)
Canticle for Leibowitz, first 1/3 was interesting/amusing, I felt the middle 1/3 kind of dragged, the last 1/3 was amazing.
And for people of French Canadian descent, Shadows on the Rock was wonderful.
So what you're saying is that the middle third needed a lightbulb moment.
Maybe it was there and I missed it. I don't know why I persevered but I'm glad I did.
Think about the content of the middle of the book, and the invention therein. ;)
RA Lafferty was an American Catholic author of sci-fi and fantasy novels that contain Catholic themes. They are on the weird side and not for everyone, but why not give one a try? Past Master or The Devil is Dead are both good places to start.
Jose Gironella, "The Cypresses Believe in God", the most powerful novel of the Spanish Civil War.
Quote from: Michael Wilson on July 05, 2020, 12:06:47 PM
Jose Gironella, "The Cypresses Believe in God", the most powerful novel of the Spanish Civil War.
We gave that book to a Communist for Christmas and he said he enjoyed it, though it didn't change his mind.
Anything written by Michael O' Brien.
Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson is my favorite Catholic novel.
Quote from: Santantonio on July 11, 2020, 02:52:54 PM
Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson is my favorite Catholic novel.
That was EXCELLENT!