Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant by Anthony Powell This is the fifth of the twelve novels by Anthony Powell collectively titled, A… Read more Casanova’s Chinese Restaurant
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.
At Lady Molly’s
At Lady Molly’s by Anthony Powell At Lady Molly’s is the fourth novel of the twelve that comprise Powell’s A… Read more At Lady Molly’s
Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart is the first novel by Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe, published in… Read more Things Fall Apart
The Perfect Man
The Perfect Man: The Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow, Victorian Stongman by David Waller Eugen Sandow is called… Read more The Perfect Man
The Acceptance World
The Acceptance World by Anthony Powell This is the third of the twelve novels that comprise Powell’s A Dance to… Read more The Acceptance World
A Buyer’s Market
A Buyer’s Market by Anthony Powell The second novel of Powell’s twelve novel series, A Dance to the Music of… Read more A Buyer’s Market
A Question of Upbringing
A Question of Upbringing by Anthony Powell A Question of Upbringing is the first novel of the twelve novels that… Read more A Question of Upbringing
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin Jim and I saw a production of Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin at Santa Fe this… Read more Eugene Onegin
Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography
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
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