Book Cover Meme! 8/20

[lirazel]

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you, 1 book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews: just covers.



Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L'Engle

Comments

[pauraque]

Huh, I've never heard of this! I've only read her fiction. What's it like?

[lirazel]

I haven't read it in probably 15 years, but I loved it so so so much as a teenager and young adult. L'Engle wrote a lot of nonfiction, actually, and it always meant more to me than her fiction. She was a very liberal Episcopalian and most of her nonfiction was explicitly Christian while still being very...open? Expansive? I can't say for sure, but I feel like if I went back and reread it, there would be things that no longer resonate with me, but other things would still be true, and I wouldn't be annoyed at her particular brand of Christianity. Honestly, I should reread it just to see how it works for me now!

[sawthefaeriequeen]

No joke, I think this book is the reason why I still believe there's a higher power.

[lirazel]

Awww, I love this so much! And L'Engle would have loved it so much too!