The Famine of the Human Dream Celebrate Lit Tour & Giveaway

Posted on by abbasprayerwarriorprincess

6BF9E402-A121-4CEB-BA3E-E56AFBB7929B

Thank you for visiting my stop on The Famine of the Human Dream Celebrate Book tour and Giveaway.  Be sure to enter to win the $50 Amazon gift card.  You could buy a lot of books with that!  Now, let’s talk about this book…

My Thoughts:

Author Benjamin Mester has produced a book of Christian poems and  essays in his “The Famine of the Human Dream.”  This book is filled with inspiring short works by the author and Christian authors that were both known and unknown to me.

The first portion of this book contains essays written by Mester.  They are well written and leave readers pondering things.  He writes about the world, nature, disappointment, romance, beauty, and being human.  His essays are thought provoking and need to be read slowly so that the words sink in.  They are personal and he writes with transparency.

The middle section holds Mester’s poetry and the final section holds selections from other authors.  The wide variety of topics here should allow something for everyone.  One of my favorites was “Into My Own” by Robert Frost.  The author’s short poem “Isle of Peace” touched me.  It was beautiful.

Teasdale, Moore, Frost, Yeats, and CS Lewis all have works in this compilation along with some others.  This is a book to keep close and pick up when you need a little encouragement.  It definitely is not one to read and forget.  It needs revisiting like a trusted friend.

Scripture and biblical references are heavy in this unique book. I was not able to sit down and read it at one time.  I needed to savor it and soak in its words.  Some pieces stirred me while others did nothing, but that is the beauty of poetry and essays.  My one criticism is that while the cover goes with the title, I did not like it at all.  I wish the author would consider replacing it.

I highly recommend this to all people that enjoy essays and poetry.  It lifted my soul and warmed my heart.  I would recommend for a pick me up gift or recovery gift for someone ill.  It is beautiful (except for the cover).

I rated this 5 out of 5 stars.  A copy was provided by Celebrate Lit but I was under no obligation to provide a review.  These are my own thoughts.

 

About the Book

Book: This Famine of the Human Dream

Author: Benjamin Mester

Genre: Christian Inspiration; Essays and Poems

Release date: May, 2015

faminine of the human dream coverAn uplifting and thought provoking look at life from a poet’s perspective. The Famine of the Human Dream will challenge you to live with greater passion, to throw off those trifling ambitions that ever grope for our attention, and learn fight for things worth fighting for. The great theologian, CS Lewis, once said:

“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”

The ultimate goal of life isn’t a search for happiness. The ultimate goal of life is learning how to fight for things worth fighting for. All of life is a battle. But the battle that defines each one of us isn’t primarily between right and wrong, as you would think. Rather, it’s something much more surprising. Find out what in the inspiring pages of The Famine of the Human Dream.

Click here to purchase your copy.

About the Author

Ben MesterBenjamin Mester is an author and poet, with a passion for seeing people break away from small and shallow living and to step into the full measure of what the Lord has prepared for them. The destiny prepared for each one of us is to live a life of love and deep gladness. Benjamin Mester was born and raised in sunny San Diego, but can often be found wandering the woods of northern Minnesota, pen and paper in hand. His lifetime goal is to one day build a house in the woods, expanding it over time into a retreat center for authors, artists and others bursting with creativity. God is the most creative being in the entire universe, and as children made in His image, Mester hopes to inspire His people to explore the wonderful gift of creativity placed in each one of us.

More from Benjamin

The Famine of the Human dream was written as a response to something…a quote from a great theologian, CS Lewis.
It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.
When I read that, my heart began to burn. For though, as a younger man, I had often felt a passionate stirring to live my life to the full, though I didn’t quite know how and always felt myself slipping back into the mundane of mere survival. And so, I voraciously began to explore the many facets of life. I studied art, poetry, philosophy, beauty, and theology, prompted by Solomon’s declaration in the Proverbs, Whatever else you get, get understanding! I desperately wanted understanding of a very particular sort. I wanted to understand how to live my life to the full…this precious, brief slice of life we so often take for granted. I wanted true wisdom.
Contained within the pages of the Famine of the Human Dream are a poet’s reflections on life and the struggle to suck the marrow out of life, as Thoreau put it. This book is also an attempt to give the reader a passion for the study of poetry, which has dwindled much in modern society. The second portion of the book is a collection of my own poetry and poetry from other lovers of life that has touched me deeply. My biggest hope is that the reader will come away from this book with a renewed passion for life and an eager desire to dive deeper into poetry, beauty, and the heart of the Father.

Giveaway

606C1DF4-9510-4070-B276-8C04D23EC7CB

To celebrate his tour, Ben is giving away a $50 Amazon gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter. https://promosimple.com/ps/e515/the-famine-of-the-human-dream-celebration-tour-giveaway

 

 

7 thoughts on “The Famine of the Human Dream Celebrate Lit Tour & Giveaway”

  2. Congrats on this tour and thank for the opportunity to read about another great book out there to read. It helps out so I can find books I know my family will enjoy reading. Thanks as well for the giveaway.

    Like

    Reply

Leave a reply to Rita Wray Cancel reply