This is awesome. Been wanting to pick up Priestdaddy and also struggling with my own religious views. Your connecting of the two makes me want to read the book all the more.
I choose them! I've taught Less by Andrew Sean Greer, Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour, Made for Love by Alissa Nutting, Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Lavery, My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, and Temporary by Hilary Leichter if you're looking for more reads!
Thank you and that’s so awesome! The only one of those I’ve read was My Sister the Serial Killer and man...man. I read it in one sitting. I loved it. So I can see you’ve got some great taste.
Samantha Hunt talks about "oracle books" (books we turn to when we are seeking clarity or direction or insight) and I wonder if she's aware of this practice of sacred reading. Her book The Dark Dark comes to mind as an oracle book to sacred read. Also, Moby-Dick, a book I've read many times and enjoy new gifts from every time. I know exactly which part of the book I would turn to for this exercise— the part where Ishmael imagines what it would be like to sink to the bottom of the ocean! I'm going to go try it!
Oooh thank you! I'm so into this practice and would love to read more about it. I have some books I've reread for over twenty years over and over when I need to center myself, sounds like I have some oracle books picked out! Let me know how your section of Moby Dick works for this!
This is awesome. Been wanting to pick up Priestdaddy and also struggling with my own religious views. Your connecting of the two makes me want to read the book all the more.
I teach Priestdaddy and it's consistently one of people's favorites! HIGHLY recommend.
Wow that’s awesome! Do you get to choose the books you teach or is there a strict curriculum?
I choose them! I've taught Less by Andrew Sean Greer, Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour, Made for Love by Alissa Nutting, Something That May Shock and Discredit You by Daniel Lavery, My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite, and Temporary by Hilary Leichter if you're looking for more reads!
Thank you and that’s so awesome! The only one of those I’ve read was My Sister the Serial Killer and man...man. I read it in one sitting. I loved it. So I can see you’ve got some great taste.
I love this idea. My brain needed this. Thanks Caitlin!
So glad you enjoyed!
Samantha Hunt talks about "oracle books" (books we turn to when we are seeking clarity or direction or insight) and I wonder if she's aware of this practice of sacred reading. Her book The Dark Dark comes to mind as an oracle book to sacred read. Also, Moby-Dick, a book I've read many times and enjoy new gifts from every time. I know exactly which part of the book I would turn to for this exercise— the part where Ishmael imagines what it would be like to sink to the bottom of the ocean! I'm going to go try it!
Oooh thank you! I'm so into this practice and would love to read more about it. I have some books I've reread for over twenty years over and over when I need to center myself, sounds like I have some oracle books picked out! Let me know how your section of Moby Dick works for this!