The Blog of Matt Peters

So, I finished Neil Stephenson’s book Anathem several weeks ago and have been wanting to write something about it, but I’ve struggled over where to begin. This is a very large book, and can be difficult to get through at times, but in the end I found it to be a very satisfying journey. First [...]

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I have been a fan of Stephen Lawheads books ever since reading The Dragon King Trilogy as a kid, and his novels keep getting better and better with time. When you read a Lawhead book you can expect an imaginative tale steeped deep in history, his personal study of the history surrounding the time in [...]

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I love reading books. But, with a family and a job and responsibilities at the church, I found myself having less and less time to read every day. And my backlog of “To Read” books just keeps growing larger and larger. So, I found a solution.. audio books. A couple of years ago I got [...]

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This is the story of Sebastian Haffner, a man who lived in Germany during Hitler’s rise to power. I loved hearing the story from the perspective of the average German. I can’t imagine living in such tumultuous times, but reading this book gives me a glimpse. The best part about it is the fact that [...]

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I’ve read several books lately that I’ve been meaning to post reviews for here on the site. But, I never seem to have time to sit down and write good lengthy reviews, so I figured I’d give just a quick run-down of some of the good ones. East of Eden by John Steinbeck This is [...]

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