Do Not Disavow

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Do Not Disavow By: Rick Davis   When Charlemagne established law Salic in barb’rous land, The gospel flourished, and he saw Christ’s praise on every hand.   (“Do you approve his methods now?”) I do not disavow.   King Godfrey took Jerusalem From bloody paynim hands And brought a halt to Musselmen Invading Christian lands.   (“He did some mean things anyhow!”) I do not disavow.   King Richard with his scarlet shield And passant lions ‘bossed Rode forth again unto the field To regain what was lost.   (“His deeds at Acre you allow?”) I do not disavow.   Unto the Germans Luther brought The gospel full restored, And Calvin at Geneva taught The glory of the Lord.   (“The Jews? Servetus? Holy cow!”) I do not disavow.   Stonewall and Lee like knights of old Fought for their native soil, The true and lovely to uphold Against the tyrant’s spoil.   (“Those vile racists ...
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Uncle Terrible

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Uncle Terrible is a friend of the family. He teaches high school Latin, collects comic books and movie memorabilia, and is called Uncle Terrible because he’s so terribly nice. Anatole goes to visit Uncle Terrible in his New York apartment, little suspecting that he will soon be shrinking to the size of a cockroach, meeting Mother Nature, traveling with a skeletal mule, and playing a life-and-death game of checkers with an evil wizard to save his friends.

Uncle Terrible is an incredibly imaginative story; it is reminiscent of the best of George MacDonald, E. Nesbit, and Lewis Carroll. It’s been a while since I’ve enjoyed a children’s fantasy book like I have Uncle Terrible, and I recommend it highly as a quick read for children and adults.

5/5 stars

Comments

Anonymous said…
Your description reminded me of Dahl's books too. sometimes it's nice to curl up with a whimsical book and I also enjoy MacDonald from time to time.

Thanks for your review
(coming over from Semicolon's Sat. Review of books)
28 April, 2012 19:13
Rick Davis said…
Thanks for visiting. I didn't mention Dahl in my review, but it *does* remind me a lot of his books as well. I don't know why this one is not more well known than it is.
28 April, 2012 20:28
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Unknown said…
I'm a little late to the conversation, but I'd like to say that the other two books in the Anatole series are just as good. In fact, I like both of them a little better than Uncle Terrible and I like Uncle Terrible quite a lot! These books are out of print now (for no good reason that I can tell!) so snap them up if you find then. Dayan
24 August, 2016 13:12
Rick Davis said…
Thanks, Elena. I'll definitely keep an eye out.
13 September, 2016 06:50
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