Tag: Christianity
Apocalypse by DH Lawrence
my domestic holiday begins with unexpected news; Lawrence eviscerates Xianity
Witchcraft by Pennethorne Hughes
a delicious 1960s Pelican about the dark arts…
Fludd by Hilary Mantell
an early novel from a writer who’d get more exciting with age
Go Tell It On The Mountain by James Baldwin
there ain’t no fool like a holy fool
Paraside Lost by John Milton
Imagine if the songs in Rocky Horror were shit
Beautiful Christmas Music Video
Merry Christmas. If you’re a fan of wigs made of pubic hair, Mariah Carey and laughing at men for goingContinue Reading
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
This dystopian novel feels a bit too 2016…
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
I’ve read a lot of old religious texts over the past year* and have enjoyed many of them. I’ve readContinue Reading
Father and Son by Edmund Gosse
Hurray! I read a book at an adult speed for the first time in weeks, and this one I thoughtContinue Reading
King Jesus by Robert Graves
For the past year, I have been working on a historical novel set in “Biblical times”, and during that timeContinue Reading
And Man Created God (Kings, Cults and Conquests at the Time of Jesus) by Selina O’Grady
Selina O’Grady’s And Man Created God is a non-fiction history book about the wider social, political and cultural background ofContinue Reading
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman’s The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ tells the story of Jesus and of Christ, twin sons ofContinue Reading
Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo
I have to leave the house in under ten minutes, so this’ll be a quick one. As another addition inContinue Reading
The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín
Today I read Colm Tóibín’s 2013 novella, The Testament of Mary. It’s very short, 104 pages in this edition, with pretty bigContinue Reading
The Passover Plot by Hugh J. Schonfield
I had intended to spend the day writing the “dopest”* literary rap of all time, but I have instead beenContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 