Book Reviews

The first thing to say without delay is that most books I read “review” me – rather than the other way around. I feel like one needs to be an Orwell, or a Tolkien to be in a position to review a Lewis. And who am I that anyone should care about the things I, a midget, say about these giants? In reality, I should say, this isn’t a collection of attempts to review authors as much as a review of the impact a particular book had on me. In other words, this is just me sharing notes I’ve written down as I go through these books.

So, why write book reviews? Because I’m not smart. And also because my brain isn’t extraordinary. This is being too self deprecating.

Quote from Andy Nasseli Active Consumption of books, as opposed to passive: correcting years of bad habits.