I asked my Twitter peeps suggestions on what to read during my month in New Zealand… received a GREAT response!
Here they are, some sound really appealing!
- Chasing Francis by Ian Morgan Cron
- The Old Man in the Sea by E. Hemingway
- The Giver
- Churched my Matthew Paul Turner
- House of Leaves
- The Divine Comedy
- Animal Farm
- Gravity’s Rainbow
- A Severe Mercy
- Same Kind Of Different As Me
- Crazy Love
- Still Growing
- To Kill A Mockingbird
- From Disgrace to Amazing Grace
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- The Shack
- Angry Conversations With God by Susan Isaacs
- Blue Like Jazz
- Julius Caesar by Billy Shakespeare
- The Noticer
- The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews
I got the ones marked in red, will keep the others in mind in the future, all sound very interesting.
Do you have any other suggestions? Looking for something awesome!
A Million Miles in a Thousand Years- Donald Miller
The Jesus I Never Knew- Philip Yancy
Reaching for the Invisible God- Philip Yancy
You may have already read these.. but they are some of my most recent favorites. My sister loved Same Kind of Different as Me.. and tells me I must read it. Look forward to looking up the others on your list.. enjoy all the reading!
Going Rogue – Sarah Palin
Okay, here is my list of New Zealand recommendations (I've biased towards some that have religious themes because I thought you might enjoy them as well):
The Penguin History of New Zealand — Michael King (read this and you will know more about NZ history than most New Zealanders. Fun game, ask any New Zealander dates for when Europeans discovered and then settled in New Zealand, most will stumble).
The Matriarch — Witi Ihimaera (this author is in trouble at the moment with plagiarism worries over his latest novel, anyway I think it's a great book, it sent shivers down my spine!)
The Bone People — Keri Hulme (sort of magic realism novel, I think it's the only NZ book to win the Booker Prize, and has some interesting Christian themes).
Black Oxen — Elizabeth Knox (this is one of my favourite books, it's set in different times and worlds and has a huge cast of characters, I've not met many people who've enjoyed it but Elizabeth Knox is one of my favourite authors!)
My Name was Judas — C.K.Stead (A novel told from the perspective of Judas. I won't say anymore incase you read it and I spoil anything, but it's an amazing read, I read it in two sittings!)
New Zealand has some amazing writers, but at the moment this is all that comes to mind!
The Kite Runner-Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns-Khaled Hosseini
Def. Crazy Love-Francis Chan*
Forgotten God-Francis Chan
Anything by Donald Miller
In Cold Blood- Truman Capote
…these are some that I can think of at the moment, but you have a lot of really good choices. Hope you have an awesome trip bro!
Green Eggs and Ham ~ By Dr. Seuss
Okay, here is my list of New Zealand recommendations (I've biased towards some that have religious themes because I thought you might enjoy them as well):
The Penguin History of New Zealand — Michael King (read this and you will know more about NZ history than most New Zealanders. Fun game, ask any New Zealander dates for when Europeans discovered and then settled in New Zealand, most will stumble).
The Matriarch — Witi Ihimaera (this author is in trouble at the moment with plagiarism worries over his latest novel, anyway I think it's a great book, it sent shivers down my spine!)
The Bone People — Keri Hulme (sort of magic realism novel, I think it's the only NZ book to win the Booker Prize, and has some interesting Christian themes).
Black Oxen — Elizabeth Knox (this is one of my favourite books, it's set in different times and worlds and has a huge cast of characters, I've not met many people who've enjoyed it but Elizabeth Knox is one of my favourite authors!)
My Name was Judas — C.K.Stead (A novel told from the perspective of Judas. I won't say anymore incase you read it and I spoil anything, but it's an amazing read, I read it in two sittings!)
New Zealand has some amazing writers, but at the moment this is all that comes to mind!
The Kite Runner-Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns-Khaled Hosseini
Def. Crazy Love-Francis Chan*
Forgotten God-Francis Chan
Anything by Donald Miller
In Cold Blood- Truman Capote
…these are some that I can think of at the moment, but you have a lot of really good choices. Hope you have an awesome trip bro!
Green Eggs and Ham ~ By Dr. Seuss