![]() ![]() It’s not an easy read, but those who stick with it get valuable insights into the sexual zeitgeist. This is the most important book published in 2021. Top marks go to Carl Trueman for The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self. On the flip side, there’s some stiff competition for best reads. It’s supposedly a classic my edition is from a series entitled “Masterworks of Literature.” However, Walden takes pretentiousness and self-indulgence to nauseating depths. I only endured about a third of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden before I gave up. The worst book I read in 2021 I didn’t actually complete. There were some unexpected disappointments and there were some that were just mediocre. ![]() It’s not easy picking this year’s stinker. That includes at least 30 theology-related titles, with a variety of fiction and non-fiction making up the rest. It was a good year for my reading tally: I didn’t keep accurate track, but I know it was at least 40, and perhaps even over 50 books. It’s time for my annual run-down of the literary heroes and zeroes I’ve encountered. ![]()
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