Corelli's Mandolin Question 4

Do you think Mandras would have "fallen" if he had not gone off to fight? Did the perceived disrespect from the Doctor affect him exceptionally? Or was he on that path no matter what?

Questions!

OK...

1) Did you like this book?
2) How would you have responded to Corelli in the last chapter? I would have been just like Pelagia -except (hopefully) much more skilled in the art of yielding a cast iron frying pan. The man did deserve a good wack.
3) Did Corelli and Pelagia waste their lives alone? Should they have found love in someone else or would it have been "second best" is there such thing as a love so true, you would be unable to "recover" from it's  untimely "end"?

Captain Corelli's Mandolin Question Two

In light of current events with our American military and the policies on homosexuals, how appropriate is the Chapter 4, written by Carlo Piero Guercio....

What do you think about his statement?

"What could I say to such priests and doctors? I would say to the priest that God made me as I am, that I had no choice, that He must have made me like this for a purpose, that He knows the ultimate reasons for all things and that therefore it must be all to the good that I am as I am, even if we cannot know what that good is. I can say to the priest that if God is the reason for all things, then God is to blame and I should not be condemned."

Captain Corelli's Mandolin Question One

How much of a badass would you feel like if you cured someone's lifelong deafness by extracting an old dried pea from their ear? i'm serious - this is my question. don't be modest. on a scale of one to ten, how proud would you be?

um, you all have to read this book

ok i know i've sucked at being a really active member of this blog, but i'm going to do better, i promise. There, now i feel like i've made a committment and can throw out a suggestion. but it is not a suggestion. it's like a YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK or your life might not be complete. and that would be tragic. like there are no words strong enough for my recommendation.

Its called Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

Please beg, borrow or steal yourself a copy! LIFE CHANGING literature can not wait a moment longer!!! please.

What's next?

So, I think anyone who was going to read Time Traveler's Wife has read it by now.
What books are we thinking about next?
I am just starting a non-fiction book by Timothy Keller called "The Reason for God; Belief in an Age of Skepticism."
Instead of copying the synopsis I'll just list off some of the chapter titles:
-How could a Good God allow Suffering?
-Christianity is a straight jacket
-Science has disproved Christianity
-You can't take the Bible literally
In this book Keller discusses the common doubts/questions that prevent people from being Christians. I've only read the intro, but it's pretty good so far. He seems to take a fairly unbiased approach from both sides of the arguement and encourages doubt with the caveat of researching answers.

Love you all!

Question 3: Age Factor?

did the age factor ever creep you out? like a 6 year old Clare to a 30 year old Henry. do you think it was weird, even though he tried his hardest to keep it wholesome?

and, did any of you see the movie?