I like it when someone I respect says they loved a book, then doesn't say much more than that.

Because then I can get said book if I'd like to, and read it and think about it for myself without said friend's opinions racing through my head. Then later I can chat it up with said friend about said book. Enough said.

Here are some books I read in January that I'd highly recommend to another reader. Like you. So you can get your hands on one or all of them if you'd like to. Then chat it up with me.

Now that I'm writing this, it's actually kind of hard not to splurge commentary. I resist.

The Story of My Life: The Restored Classic, by Keller, Sullivan, Herrmann, Hermann, and Shuttuck.

Love is and Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community, by Andrew Marin.

The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University, by Kevin Roose.