Whisky Galore by Compton MacKenzie This title was new to me but, being a whisky drinker, immediately caught my attention.… Read more Whisky Galore
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.
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong I’m always happy when friends recommend books, even, as in this case,… Read more On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Very Good, Jeeves!
Very Good, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse Very Good, Jeeves is the third of the three books of short stories Wodehouse… Read more Very Good, Jeeves!
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment by Feodor Dostoevsky I had not read any Dostoevsky until two years ago. His reputation intimidated me.… Read more Crime and Punishment
Carry On, Jeeves
Carry On, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse This is the second short story collection devoted entirely to Wodehouse’s famous characters… Read more Carry On, Jeeves
The Inimitable Jeeves
The Inimitable Jeeves, By P. G. Wodehouse Filed under books I probably should have read before now, so excuses all… Read more The Inimitable Jeeves
Prater Violet
Prater Violet by Christopher Isherwood I’m still reading 20th century English novels. After finishing The Berlin Stories a week ago… Read more Prater Violet
Howards End
Howards End, by E. M. Forster Howards End is the story of two families: The wealthy German-English Schlegel family and… Read more Howards End
The Berlin Stories
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
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