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ClareR (5879 KP) rated Enlightenment in Books

Mar 29, 2025  
Enlightenment
Enlightenment
Sarah Perry | 2024 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I sank into Enlightenment, and I really didn’t want to resurface. The way Enlightenment is written could be described as Dickens-esque perhaps, but whatever it is, it’s rich in the type of description that I truly love about reading. I would lose myself for an hour or so (or more!) taking my time over the story of Thomas Hart, Grace Macauley, the Baptist church and a 19th century female astronomer.

My heart ached for these characters, especially for Thomas who felt that he couldn’t live an authentic, true life, because he would be rejected from his church. He’s a lovely man, who fills his time with the search for the astronomer, and his love for Grace Macauley.

Grace is a young girl, learning to live the life she wants to live and not that dictated by her father and her church. Faith plays a big role in this novel: both religious faith and the faith we have in others. Grace and Thomas have a disagreement and have to find their way back to one another. Despite the age difference, they are true friends.

I didn’t think I could find astronomy as interesting as I did, but the writing teamed with a ghostly astronomer and Thomas, certainly helped.

A beautiful book!
  
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Brene Brown recommended The Heart of Christianity in Books (curated)

 
The Heart of Christianity
The Heart of Christianity
Marcus J. Borg | 2009 | History & Politics, Mind, Body & Spiritual, Religion
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"I jokingly call myself a ‘Borg-again Christian.’ Born into the Episcopalian church and raised Catholic, I bolted from organized religion when it got too hard to find God — when politics and certainty replaced mystery and faith. Years later, this book brought me back. It’s a beautiful reminder of what’s possible when the church commits itself to love and justice above all."

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Bodhi Grayson Barth (23 KP) rated The Tattooist of Auschwitz in Books

Aug 30, 2019 (Updated Aug 30, 2019)  
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Heather Morris | 2018 | Biography, History & Politics, Religion
9
8.7 (74 Ratings)
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The Love story among so much hate. (0 more)
What a remarkable story!
This story was inspiring, frustrating, frightening and at times heart warming. The fact that it was based on a true story made it even more remarkable knowing that someone lived that horror and still had the hope and faith that someday they would be allowed to live and love freely.