In the words of Donald Miller (it's actually his friend), "What is in this book is the heart of a woman." He's right. Some quick thoughts:
-I have learned much about girldom through reading this book.
-Jane Austen: super-intelligent and witty
-Penetrating analysis of the culture at the time she wrote. I'm baffled how well Austen saw her surroundings from enough of a bird's-eye/objective view to critique it and poke fun at it.
-The two main characters, Elizabeth and Darcy, are very likeable. It's a different sort of love story.
Bruchko
I basically read this in a day. IT'S GREAT. Man, was this a crazy book. Read it for suspense, adventure, drama, humor, conviction and inspiration. It's a book about Bruce Olson, a kid who grows up in a nominal Lutheran church in Minneapolis and upon becoming a Christian takes off for South America against the wishes of everyone (including the missions agency) to be a missionary. The Lord leads him to a tribe that kills outsiders on sight.
The story is nothing fancy- it simply documents the facts as they happened. There would be far too much to reflect on anything, really. It's up to the reader to read between the lines. To sum it up, God just shows up in wild, dramatic, obvious ways to help Bruce (who is called Bruchko by the Motilone Tribe). Really, the things that happen make the book feel like a fiction. It's wild. It's the story of how God changed an entire jungle in South America through a young man from Minnesota who simply obeyed. READ THIS BOOK.
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