Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography, by Harlow Robinson I’m always happy to read books recommended by friends. This is a book… Read more Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography
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.
Playing the Palace
Playing the Palace by Paul Rudnick Paul Rudnick is perhaps best known for his 1993 play, Jeffrey, and for writing… Read more Playing the Palace
Galapagos
Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut After I recently re-read Slaughter-House Five, I shared that I had read all of Vonnegut’s early… Read more Galapagos
Hemingway Short Stories
The Hemingway Stories by Ernest Hemingway, selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff I am embarrassed by how little Hemingway I… Read more Hemingway Short Stories
Eustace Chisholm and the Works
Eustace Chisholm and the Works by James Purdy Jonathan Franzen wishes you would read this novel. In a speech in… Read more Eustace Chisholm and the Works
Malcolm
Malcolm by James Purdy I’ve been hearing about James Purdy for years. An American author, born in Hicksville, Ohio in… Read more Malcolm
Catcher in the Rye – Mr. Antolini
The Incident with Mr. Antolini in Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Near the end of Catcher in… Read more Catcher in the Rye – Mr. Antolini
Catcher in the Rye
Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger After re-reading Slaughter-House Five, a favorite of my teen-age years, I thought… Read more Catcher in the Rye
Slaughter-House Five
Slaughter-House Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. I’ve been reading war novels lately: War and Peace, A Farewell to Arms, For… Read more Slaughter-House Five
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway “Ask not for whom the bell tolls” is the misquoted end of… Read more For Whom the Bell Tolls