Hahaha, don't worry Raq, i was raised Christian and still took a few days before that reference "clicked" and i realised that the story was going all biblical on me. (No one had warned me that CS Lewis was writing xian propaganda, i just came across the books while babysitting.)

Hee.

As non-religious as I am now, one of my favorite books as a kid was The Golden Children's Bible. Nicely illustrated, and collected the Bible into easy-to-understand individual stories. Also, it was the only thing my mom would let me read during Mass until I had my First Communion, and then after that, I was stuck with just the hymnal.

As non-religious as I am now, one of my favorite books as a kid was The Golden Children's Bible. Nicely illustrated, and collected the Bible into easy-to-understand individual stories.

Same here. I read that at the same time I read the Usborne Norse Myths and Legends [link] which might explain a lot about my belief system, actually.

Oh, I loved my Golden Children's Bible. It turned out to be an unexpected help years later when I was an English major--sometimes I'd be the only person in a seminar of 20+ who could point to this or that element of an 18th-mid-20th century novel and say, "Oh, that's a reference to/retelling of/reaction against [insert Bible story here]." It's right up there with Shakespeare in the You don't have to like it personally, but you damn well better know the general outline of the stories if you want to get half the references and backstories in Western literature category.

Speaking of which, I still love you, Charles and Mary Lamb.

It turned out to be an unexpected help years later when I was an English major--sometimes I'd be the only person in a seminar of 20+ who could point to this or that element of an 18th-mid-20th century novel and say, "Oh, that's a reference to/retelling of/reaction against [insert Bible story here]."

Yep! It's still helpful when I watch Jeopardy.

I still have my Golden Children's Bible!! I loved it too. The stories were great.

Oooh! Behemoth (sequel to Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan) is in for me at the library!

I just finished Graceling. It was okay. I liked the world that Kristin Cashore built, but felt the book dragged at some points and I had some issues with the main character. (angry much?) I also felt the book as a whole read fairly young, but being as it was a YA book, I can accept that.

I went to send a sample of the next book, Fire, to my Kindle until I saw the price - $14.99. For a YA book. Just ugh. And what's worse is the hardback is cheaper.

And speaking of Kindle prices, I love that I got into Margaret Atwood because I saw Handmaid's Tale for around $3.00 (it's not that cheap anymore unfortunately).

Oooh! Behemoth (sequel to Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan) is in for me at the library!

EEEEEE!!!

I read Leviathan this summer and LOVED it.