Our Best Books We Read For Our Enjoyment in 2019

Dec 9, 2019

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'Tis the season for exhaustive lists of top- something or others from bloggers and podcasters everywhere. So, we're getting right down to business on this episode as we present to you our completely self-serving end-of-year book lists. Along the way, we also discuss:

When Aaron sounds most pretentious
How we rank Tim Keller’s books
The challenge of enjoying poetry
Our happiness about our friend Scarlet being okay after a health scare
What we thought about The Last Jedi

Aaron's favorites:

My Grandmother Told Me to Say She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
The Prodigal Prophet by Timothy Keller
Afraid of All the Things by Scarlet Hiltibidal
Heroes in Crisis by Tom King & Clay Mann
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

Barnabas' Favorites

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
A Sever Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken
Two Funerals Then Easter by Rachel Joy Welcher
Proverbs: Wisdom that Works by Ray Ortlund
The Son by Philipp Meyer

Dave's Favorites:

Educated by Tara Westover
On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin

While you're at Amazon (or wherever you buy your books), be sure to also pick up copies (and leave a 5-star review) of a few of the books by me (Aaron) and Barnabas, all of which make for great gifts and/or stocking stuffers:

Finally, be sure to grab a few bags of the Table of (mal)Contents blend by our friends at Lagares Coffee Roasters.

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