

To paraphrase Dr. Doofenshmirtz: If I had a nickel for every author I've read who's been associated with both Bethlehem Seminary and Canon Press, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's interesting that they're both excellent Christian authors.
Naselli provides in this book good, practical reading advice from a thoroughly Christian worldview. I brought 6 main takeaways from this read:
The only thing I can really criticize this book for is 1) being a drier, less interesting read, and 2) being not well-suited for the audiobook format, which I read it on. The first point probably cannot be helped all that much, although I have certainly read practical books that I expected to be dry but surprised me. The second can be prevented by reading the physical book instead. I see this work as something to go back to and reference, and as Naselli himself says, audiobooks are hard to study.
On a final note, Naselli's love for God and for pure wisdom radiates through this entire book. I get a similar impression when reading Joe Rigney, which for me is a huge compliment because Rigney is one of my favorite authors, full-stop. It is really nice to read someone who embodies personal discipline and piety, which are virtually nowhere to be found in the nonstop indulgent babbling of online social platforms. In a way, this book reigned me in from reading so much of that, and reminded me that Christian authors with righteous character should be the majority of my reading. Plus, this review ended up being much longer than I intended, which hopefully says something good about this book rather than something about indulgent writing of my own.
To paraphrase Dr. Doofenshmirtz: If I had a nickel for every author I've read who's been associated with both Bethlehem Seminary and Canon Press, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's interesting that they're both excellent Christian authors.
Naselli provides in this book good, practical reading advice from a thoroughly Christian worldview. I brought 6 main takeaways from this read:
The only thing I can really criticize this book for is 1) being a drier, less interesting read, and 2) being not well-suited for the audiobook format, which I read it on. The first point probably cannot be helped all that much, although I have certainly read practical books that I expected to be dry but surprised me. The second can be prevented by reading the physical book instead. I see this work as something to go back to and reference, and as Naselli himself says, audiobooks are hard to study.
On a final note, Naselli's love for God and for pure wisdom radiates through this entire book. I get a similar impression when reading Joe Rigney, which for me is a huge compliment because Rigney is one of my favorite authors, full-stop. It is really nice to read someone who embodies personal discipline and piety, which are virtually nowhere to be found in the nonstop indulgent babbling of online social platforms. In a way, this book reigned me in from reading so much of that, and reminded me that Christian authors with righteous character should be the majority of my reading. Plus, this review ended up being much longer than I intended, which hopefully says something good about this book rather than something about indulgent writing of my own.