The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood The stories are set in the years Isherwood lived in Berlin, 1929-1933. The first… Read more The Berlin Stories
Category: Book Diary
I read a lot. Mostly fiction. I love literature. I try to read the best. Classics more than popular bestsellers. I like the way one novel will lead me to the next, how, (in the way of all great art) novels will reference other novels, or at least make me think of others. Since July 2020 I’ve made it a practice to write a post about every book I read. If you’d like to see if I’ve read a particular book, click on the Reading List for an alphabetical list by author’s last name.
The Waves
The Waves by Virginia Woolf I have read a lot of Virginia Woolf, including this novel. The girlfriend of one… Read more The Waves
A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell The twelve novel series collectively titled A Dance to the… Read more A Dance to the Music of Time
Hearing Secret Harmonies
Hearing Secret Harmonies by Anthony Powell Hearing Secret Harmonies is the twelfth and last of the series of novels by… Read more Hearing Secret Harmonies
Temporary Kings
Temporary Kings by Anthony Powell This is the eleventh novel of the series, twelve in all, that comprise Anthony Powell’s… Read more Temporary Kings
Books Do Furnish a Room
Books Do Furnish a Room by Anthony Powell This is novel number 10 of Anthony Powell’s 12 novel series collectively… Read more Books Do Furnish a Room
The King of California
The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire by Mark Arax and Rick… Read more The King of California
The Military Philosophers
The Military Philosophers by Anthony Powell The Military Philosophers completes the third “movement” of Anthony Powell’s twelve-novel series titled A… Read more The Military Philosophers
The Soldier’s Art
The Soldier’s Art by Anthony Powell The eighth novel in the twelve novel series titled A Dance to the Music… Read more The Soldier’s Art
The Valley of Bones
The Valley of Bones, by Anthony Powell This is the 7th of the 12-part, very long novel by Anthony Powell… Read more The Valley of Bones