The Sun and Her Stars: Salka Viertel and Hitler’s Exiles in the Golden Age of Hollywood by Donna Rifkind Salka… Read more The Sun and Her Stars
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.
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Unfollow: A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church by Megan Phelps-Roper Megan Phelps-Roper is a granddaughter of… Read more Unfollow
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Hemingway has been in the air lately because he’s the subject of Ken… Read more A Farewell to Arms
The Book of Matt
The Book of Matt: Hidden Truths About the Murder of Matthew Shepard by Stephen Jimenez A friend read this book… Read more The Book of Matt
Deacon King Kong
Deacon King Kong by James McBride This book caught my attention for several reasons. It was mentioned in an end… Read more Deacon King Kong
Portrait of a Novel
Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece by Michael Gorra I read James’ The… Read more Portrait of a Novel
Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed
Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed by John Suchet After reading The Brothers Karamazov and War and Peace, and the novellas The… Read more Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James Henry James published this novel in 1881. It had appeared in serial… Read more The Portrait of a Lady
Used to Be UU
Used to Be UU: The Systemic Attack on UU Liberalism, What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do,… Read more Used to Be UU
A Simple Heart
A Simple Heart, by Gustave Flaubert I read a translation by Arthur McDowall included in the same volume titled Short… Read more A Simple Heart