The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Infinite Jest

Cory Hartman ❤️ loved this book because...

This book is Mount Everest. It is vast. It stretches imagination, pathos, humor, capaciousness, erudition, and patience to the limit. And it's totally worth it.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Writing 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐌 It was slow at times

By David Foster Wallace,

Why should I read it?

6 authors picked Infinite Jest as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'A writer of virtuostic talents who can seemingly do anything' New York Times

'Wallace is a superb comedian of culture . . . his exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight' James Wood, Guardian

'He induces the kind of laughter which, when read in bed with a sleeping partner, wakes said sleeping partner up . . . He's damn good' Nicholas Lezard, Guardian

'One of the best books about addiction and recovery to appear in recent memory' Sunday Times

Somewhere in the not-so-distant future the residents of Ennet House, a Boston halfway house for recovering addicts, and students at the…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Perelandra

Cory Hartman ❤️ loved this book because...

I don't believe I'm exaggerating when I say that the ending contains the most beautiful writing I've ever read. And before the ending, some of the grittiest horror combined with spiritual genius.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By C. S. Lewis,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked Perelandra as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The second novel in Lewis's science fiction trilogy tells of Dr Ransom's voyage to the planet of Perelandra (Venus).

In the second novel in C.S. Lewis's classic science fiction trilogy, Dr Ransom is called to the paradise planet of Perelandra, or Venus, which turns out to be a beautiful Eden-like world. He is horrified to find that his old enemy, Dr Weston, has also arrived and is putting him in grave peril once more. As the mad Weston's body is taken over by the forces of evil, Ransom engages in a desperate struggle to save the innocence of Perelandra...


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Return of the Prodigal Son

Cory Hartman ❤️ loved this book because...

It reconnected me to God as my loving father through the interweaving of Jesus's parable, Rembrandt's masterwork, and Nouwen's journey.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Thoughts 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Henri J. M. Nouwen,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked The Return of the Prodigal Son as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

With over a million copies sold, this classic work is essential reading for all who ask, “Where has my struggle led me?”
 
A chance encounter with a reproduction of Rembrandt’s The Return of the Prodigal Son catapulted Henri Nouwen on an unforgettable spiritual adventure. Here he shares the deeply personal and resonant meditation that led him to discover the place within where God has chosen to dwell.
 
As Nouwen reflects on Rembrandt’s painting in light of his own life journey, he evokes a powerful drama of the classic parable in a rich, captivating way that is sure to reverberate in…


Don‘t forget about my book 😀

Future Church: Seven Laws of Real Church Growth

By Cory Hartman, Will Mancini,

Book cover of Future Church: Seven Laws of Real Church Growth

What is my book about?

Church growth models have often been long on promises and short on disciple-making. We continue to watch consistent church attendance shrink, and our desire to reach the lost is infected with a need for self-validation by growing our numbers at any cost. If we believe that God wants his church to grow, where do we go from here? What is the future of the church?

With plenty of salient stories and based solidly on the disciple-making methods found in Scripture, Future Church exposes the church's greatest challenge today, and offers 7 transforming laws of real church growth so that we can faithfully and joyfully fulfill Jesus's Great Commission.

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Book cover of The Return of the Prodigal Son

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