Like any other life-sustaining resource, says Marilyn Chandler McEntyre, language can be depleted, polluted, contaminated, eroded, and filled with artificial stimulants. Today more than ever, language needs to be rescued and restored. Drawing on a wide range of sources, both critical and literary, Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies is an engaging address to everyone concerned with preserving the vitality and precision of the spoken and written word. / If every literate person in the United States read this book, the result could dramatically transform our society. . . . Written with modesty, keen insight, and grace, Marilyn Chandler McEntyres Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies proposes a revolution of human expression that would bring precision, honesty, and felicity to the spoken and written discourse of contemporary culture. This is a book to read and pass on with the fervent hope that its truth may spread and endure. Emory Elliott / Director of the Center for Ideas and Society / University of California, Riverside / McEntyres prose is lyrical, at times luminous. . . . Her thoughtful analyses of the written word invite all of us to read more deeply, and her discussion of how readers enter a text leads us to examine the architectural structure of our own work. Kathryn Reiss / Mills College author of Time Windows, PaperQuake, and Blackthorn Winter
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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This book with its 12 chapters is a wonderful manual for reading intelligently and writing well. Replete with examples of good writing as well as being well-written itself, this book could help create a literate culture. The 12 chapters are: 1. Love Words 2. Tell the Truth 3. Don't Tell Lies 4.Read Well 5. Stay in Conversation 6. Share Stories 7. Love the Long Sentence 8. Practice Poetry 9. Attend to Translation 10. Play 11. Pray and 12. Cherish Silence. These should give you an indication of what the book contains and how useful it is.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Almelle
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Marilyn Chandler McEntyre's "Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies" is a beautiful meditation on words from the perspective of a Christian scholar who teaches the English language and literature.
I loved the poetry excerpts she discusses, and her thoughtful meditations on caring for words, reading, conversing, telling stories, enjoying poetry, practicing translation, praying, playing, and dwelling in silence - a needed counterpart to all our words!
My only critique is that at times, her critical words towards culture are a bit clang-y, and perhaps not in the way she intended. But overall, a book that thrills as you taste the words and read them aloud!
I loved the poetry excerpts she discusses, and her thoughtful meditations on caring for words, reading, conversing, telling stories, enjoying poetry, practicing translation, praying, playing, and dwelling in silence - a needed counterpart to all our words!
My only critique is that at times, her critical words towards culture are a bit clang-y, and perhaps not in the way she intended. But overall, a book that thrills as you taste the words and read them aloud!
19 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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September 15, 2009
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With the poet's heart, a theologian's tongue, and...I want to say, something like a surgeon's scalpel, Marilyn McEntyre tries to help us resurrect truth-telling in public discourse, in our writing and reading, thinking and praying. I found delight in her humor and her wit. (Her lively discussion of that latter word is worth the price of the book.) I cannot commend this book highly enough.
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For the thoughtful reader
So much to think about and discuss in every chapter. I underlined and checked and added stars to the margins on almost every page!
Published 25 days ago by Thomas Jass
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Fantastic
She is a fantastic writer with some original thoughts that I had not heard before. This was a book I bought for class, but I am definitely keeping it for my personal collection.
Published 3 months ago by Brittany
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Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies
Tough to read. Very pedantic at times. Obviously written by an English professor. Lots of convoluted compound sentences. The message is good, just hard to follow.
Published 8 months ago by cawdoc
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anyone author who can accurately diagnose our culture with "habitual...
Marilyn Chandler McEntyre believes that we as a culture, generally, and as a faith community, specifically, have not stewarded well the gift of language. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Tamara Hill Murphy
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Word usage in modern day language
A thoughtful look and how words are used in current day language and how word meaning is often watered down.
Published 10 months ago by J. Hugh Law
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From a College Professor
A beautifully written introduction to language, reading, writing, speaking, contemplation, and story-telling for a broad range of students. Read more
Published 12 months ago by J.R.B.
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Using Language Well...Perhaps Not a Lost Art.
This is a deceptively short book, but it is like a fine meal to be savored bite by bite. The author appreciates language well used and it shows glowingly on every page. Read more
Published 20 months ago by T. A. Strand
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Kindle Edition is horrible!
This review has nothing to do with the content of the book, which is thought-provoking and delightfully written, but with the layout of the kindle edition. Read more
Published on January 8, 2011 by John
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A thought-provoking book!
While I do not necessarily agree with everything Marilyn Chandler says, I find myself enjoying this book's lyrical prose and her reflections upon the importance of words. Read more
Published on October 1, 2010 by trobaritz21
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Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies
This book is well written and thoughtful. I plan to use sections for my first year composition classes at Towson University.
Published on May 11, 2010 by Frank Darling
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