Favorite books: (Was: New poll for HPFGU-OTChatter)

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" 
<dumbledore11214 at ...> wrote:

> > Carol:

 
> > I have reread and would recommend the Bible (must
> > reading for anyone who wants to be culturally literate with regard 
> > to Western culture regardless of religion or the absence thereof, and 
> > for sheer beauty and poetry and effect on Western culture, I would
> > recommend the King James version. If your concern is an accurate
> > translation, try a more recent one).
 
> Alla:
 
> Agreed about the Bible. I read and reread and reread at some point in 
> my life, did not do it for several years now, but this book has so 
> many beatiful stories.

Geoff:
I would agree that the KJV is a fine example of beautiful English but, 
speaking as a Christian I would make two caveats:
(a) The Bible is not written as fiction.
(b) It /is/ written as a primer of life as it should be lived.