"For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." (Ephesians 6:12 Revised Standard Version) I...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 189: Dominion by Addie E. Citchens
by MHill | Mar 21, 2026 | Book Reviews, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have stated previously on the blog that I’m not a new fiction book reader. Mostly, I’ve read backlist novels and only purchased new books from my favorite authors. There is always an exception to any reading rule I have made for myself. This is the case for Dominion...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 188: Grace by Elizabeth Nunez
by MHill | Mar 15, 2026 | Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Is happiness a prerequisite for marriage? Is it possible for a marriage to withstand the moral ambiguities and difficult circumstances that life throws your way? Elizabeth Nunez’s exceptional 2003 novel, “Grace,” appears to grapple with those two critical questions....
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 187: Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson
by MHill | Mar 8, 2026 | Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
One of my favorite Booktube channels, Books with Zara, brought Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson to my attention with one of her recent videos. The video was about heartwarming reads, and she discussed several books that qualified for that honor. She captivated me...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 186: Break Blow Burn & Make by E. Lily Yu
by MHill | Feb 15, 2026 | Book Reviews, Christianity, Christianity & Art, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Nonfiction, Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
"In this day and age, it may seem anachronistic to aspire to eternal works, or to ask for help from God with a painting or a poem. But we do not have any chance of accomplishing the first without the second." E. Lily Yu wrote the above sentence in the last section of...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 185: Exodus of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
by MHill | Feb 9, 2026 | Book Reviews, Gene Wolfe, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I’ve spent the first five weeks of 2026 engrossed in Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the Long Sun Quartet. The saga of the Long Sun began with Nightside the Long Sun, progressed through The Lake of the Long Sun and Calde of the Long Sun, and reached its culmination in Exodus...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 184: Calde of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
by MHill | Jan 29, 2026 | Book Reviews, Gene Wolfe, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Is giving yourself up as a sacrifice the right thing to do in order to bring peace? What boundaries are crossed when religion turns political and politics becomes religious? Those two questions came to mind after I finished Calde of the Long Sun, the third book in the...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 183: Lake of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
by MHill | Jan 19, 2026 | Book Reviews, Gene Wolfe, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Have you ever read a novel and felt the story was heading one way, only to find it taking a completely different turn? This is the case with Lake of the Long Sun, the second book in Gene Wolfe’s Book of the Long Sun series. The story picks up right after the first...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 182: Nightside the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe
by MHill | Jan 10, 2026 | Book Reviews, Gene Wolfe, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Gene Wolfe has become an author who has grown on me throughout my reading life. I’ve praised his work on my blog for years, considering him among the best American fiction writers after WWII. Even though the science-fiction and fantasy literary community lauds him,...
Wisdom From Kammbia Book Review 181: Bathing the Lion by Jonathan Carroll
by MHill | Dec 27, 2025 | 2025 Book Reviews, Jonathan Carroll, Magical Realism, Marion's Favorite Books, Marion's Favorites, Marion's Reading Life Blog, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
One of the most rewarding discoveries I’ve made in my reading life is finding an author or authors whose sensibilities resonate with me in their stories, filling me with a deep sense of connection. The key word in that last sentence is sensibilities, as it appears...