It is always a pleasure to read Alan Jacobs, and never more than when his topic is something a little bit off the beaten path. Today, his review of some books about trees came up at Books & Culture, and I think it's worth checking out, as it meanders from Garrison Keillor to J.R.R. Tolkien to Gerard Manley Hopkins to flying squirrels.
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The posts have gotten shorter because I've been spending my spare time on The Lord of the Rings, and I doubt that anyone wants status reports on Frodo &co. As for The Beauty of the Infinite, I'm in the section on the Trinity, and I'll post any money quotes I find that don't contain extensive quotations in Greek, French, or German. But as soon as I finish these books, I'll be moving on to more Alasdair MacIntyre and possibly some history, so expect the dry spell to end in a few weeks.
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Thank you for this link—what a delight! Jacobs wove this book review together as intricately as any root system. (For a more exuberant piece, he might have added a bit about the Lorax or perhaps that cinematic gem Ferngully).
I hope all is well! Mind the trees.
--crm
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