One Woman, One Year, 200 Books
Everyone needs to go out and get a copy of this unbelievably wonderful book by Gilbert Highet. My (borrowed) copy is a slim paperback and though it came with high recommendations I wasn’t quite sure how amazing it could be. Even the first few chapters didn’t blow me away but the book built up it’s [...]
I have finished a couple of books in the last few days and it makes me happy.
I reread The Handmaid’s Tale and liked it even more the second time around. It is especially notable for its unheroic heroine and relatable villains. I admire Atwood’s restraint and style.
I also read Flannery O’Connor’s Everything That Rises Must [...]
This pseudo-biographical work by Daniel Defoe about the 1665 outbreak of the plague that nearly wiped out London is a compelling read. We had a pandemic spook this spring with the H1N1 virus and it is possible that it could return this fall so the book is quite topical despite the hundreds of years that [...]
This may come as a surprise to some (or all) of you but I have decided to shelve work on my book, at least for now. My reasons are many but chiefly I am stopping because I don’t feel like the idea of the book has developed into anything worth finishing. I have struggled with [...]
I read Moby Dick all the way through for the first time last year and was glad to have finally set myself to enjoy Melville’s work. It takes a little more discipline than most novels or adventure stories but is well worth it!
A few weeks ago, I decided to pick up Typee which I own [...]
For those of you who read here and don’t follow me on Twitter or Facebook, I just wanted to let you know that Alex’s eye surgery went well yesterday. It was a long and difficult day but already today Alex is feeling just fine and seems to be out of pain. We won’t know about [...]