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The 58 books I read in 2013 year in books

Cover of Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power.

Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power

by Andy Crouch · published 2013 · read 2013-12-12
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Insurgent

by Veronica Roth · published 2012 · read 2013-12-07
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Evangelii gaudium: Esortazione apostolica sulla conclusione dell'Anno della fede.

Evangelii gaudium: Esortazione apostolica sulla conclusione dell’Anno della fede

by Pope Francis · published 2013 · read 2013-12-02
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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The Circle

by Dave Eggers · published 2013 · read 2013-12-01
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Maybe a little more on the nose than it needed to be, still, an engaging story. If Michael Crichton were still living and chose to turn his writing skills toward the topic of social media, this is the type of story we'd get. An entertaining read.

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Roadside Picnic

by Arkady Strugatsky · published 2012 · read 2013-11-30
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of In Search of Deep Faith: A Pilgrimage Into the Beauty, Goodness and Heart of Christianity.

In Search of Deep Faith: A Pilgrimage Into the Beauty, Goodness and Heart of Christianity

by Jim Belcher · published 2013 · read 2013-11-24
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Cover of The Path of Celtic Prayer: An Ancient Way to Everyday Joy.

The Path of Celtic Prayer: An Ancient Way to Everyday Joy

by Calvin Miller · published 2007 · read 2013-11-22
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

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The English Girl

by Daniel Silva · published 2013 · read 2013-11-19
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Silva's writing remains high quality, but his plots have begun to suffer, as any series will when stretched on through a dozen books. Not bad, but not great.

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Gilead

by Marilynne Robinson · published 2006 · read 2013-11-10
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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A Long Faithfulness: The Case for Christian Perseverance

by Scot McKnight · published 2013 · read 2013-11-09
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of How to Be Evangelical Without Being Conservative.

How to Be Evangelical Without Being Conservative

by Roger E. Olson · published 2008 · read 2013-11-07
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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A Better Atonement: Beyond the Depraved Doctrine of Original Sin

by Tony Jones · published 2012 · read 2013-11-07
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Interesting overview of atonement views without being particularly persuasive towards Jones' own position.

Cover of The Last Witness.

The Last Witness

by W.E.B. Griffin · published 2013 · read 2013-10-29
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Cover of The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection.

The Supper of the Lamb: A Culinary Reflection

by Robert Farrar Capon · published 2002 · read 2013-10-26
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community.

Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer · published 1978 · read 2013-10-18
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Eye for an Eye.

Eye for an Eye

by Ben Coes · published 2013 · read 2013-10-13
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Against Calvinism: Rescuing God's Reputation from Radical Reformed Theology.

Against Calvinism: Rescuing God’s Reputation from Radical Reformed Theology

by Roger E. Olson · published 2011 · read 2013-10-12
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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Crux

by Ramez Naam · published 2013 · read 2013-10-06
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Cover of Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom.

Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom

by Peter J. Leithart · published 2010 · read 2013-10-02
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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Divergent

by Veronica Roth · published 2012 · read 2013-09-29
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
Solid start to the series, but very little happens here. Interesting world and characters set up, but this is really just Act 1 of a single story, not a fully-formed story on its own.

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A Dance with Dragons

by George R.R. Martin · published 2011 · read 2013-09-26
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Kill List.

The Kill List

by Frederick Forsyth · published 2013 · read 2013-09-21
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Cover of Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner Saint.

Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner Saint

by Nadia Bolz-Weber · published 2013 · read 2013-09-21
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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Hidden Order

by Brad Thor · published 2013 · read 2013-09-15
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

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Health, Money, and Love - And Why We Don’t Enjoy Them

by Robert Farrar Capon · published 1990 · read 2013-09-10
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Best Kept Secret.

Best Kept Secret

by Jeffrey Archer · published 2013 · read 2013-09-06
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Cover of Shattered Trident.

Shattered Trident

by Larry Bond · published 2013 · read 2013-08-27
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of A Feast for Crows.

A Feast for Crows

by George R.R. Martin · published 2011 · read 2013-08-17
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture.

The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture

by Christian Smith · published 2011 · read 2013-08-17
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Gospel Wakefulness.

Gospel Wakefulness

by Jared C. Wilson · published 2011 · read 2013-08-02
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of The God Of The Mundane.

The God Of The Mundane

by Matthew B. Redmond · published 2012 · read 2013-08-02
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

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The Racketeer

by John Grisham · published 2012 · read 2013-07-18
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane

by Neil Gaiman · published 2013 · read 2013-07-14
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of The Journey of Ministry: Insights from a Life of Practice.

The Journey of Ministry: Insights from a Life of Practice

by Eddie Gibbs · published 2012 · read 2013-07-12
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think?.

Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You’re More Like Jesus Than You Think?

by Jonathan Martin · published 2013 · read 2013-07-10
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of A Storm of Swords.

A Storm of Swords

by George R.R. Martin · published 2003 · read 2013-07-07
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal.

Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal

by Michael D'Antonio · published 2013 · read 2013-07-02
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

by Junot Díaz · published 2007 · read 2013-05-27
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Cover of Code Name Verity.

Code Name Verity

by Elizabeth Wein · published 2012 · read 2013-05-26
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Hell, A Final Word: The Surprising Things I Found in the Bible.

Hell, A Final Word: The Surprising Things I Found in the Bible

by Edward Fudge · published 2012 · read 2013-05-22
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Nexus.

Nexus

by Ramez Naam · published 2012 · read 2013-05-14
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't.

The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don’t

by Nate Silver · published 2012 · read 2013-05-04
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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The Panther

by Nelson DeMille · published 2012 · read 2013-05-03
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Plot is thinner than thin. Hundreds of pages and nothing happens except we get a tour of Yemen and page after page of insufferable narrative. It's as if Mr DeMille had a quota of smart-ass internal dialog per page that he had to fill. If you cut out half of it, the book would shorten by 20% and still be just as boring.

I'm ashamed I wasted as much time on this one as I did. Avoid.

Cover of The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization.

The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization

by Peter M. Senge · published 1994 · read 2013-04-21
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination.

Reversed Thunder: The Revelation of John and the Praying Imagination

by Eugene H. Peterson · published 1991 · read 2013-04-07
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz · published 2012 · read 2013-04-06
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Cover of Leonardo and the Last Supper.

Leonardo and the Last Supper

by Ross King · published 2012 · read 2013-03-27
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Silence.

Silence

by Shūsaku Endō · published 1999 · read 2013-03-10
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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The Long Earth

by Terry Pratchett · published 2012 · read 2013-02-24
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

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Incarnate

by Jodi Meadows · published 2012 · read 2013-02-21
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Cover of Tiger's Claw.

Tiger’s Claw

by Dale Brown · published 2012 · read 2013-02-09
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

Cover of The Labyrinth of Osiris.

The Labyrinth of Osiris

by Paul Sussman · published 2012 · read 2013-01-29
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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Encrypted

by Carolyn McCray · published 2012 · read 2013-01-22
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆

Cover of Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore.

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

by Robin Sloan · published 2012 · read 2013-01-14
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

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Inside Scientology: The Story of America’s Most Secretive Religion

by Janet Reitman · published 2011 · read 2013-01-13
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Runner's World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training: Winning Strategies, Inpiring Stories, and the Ultimate Training Tools.

Runner’s World Big Book of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training: Winning Strategies, Inpiring Stories, and the Ultimate Training Tools

by Jennifer Van Allen · published 2012 · read 2013-01-05
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Cover of Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity.

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

by Katherine Boo · published 2012 · read 2013-01-04
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Cover of Trojan Horse.

Trojan Horse

by Mark E. Russinovich · published 2012 · read 2013-01-03
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆