Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro. The author was born in Japan but raised in England and writes in… Read more Remains of the Day
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.
Kafka on the Shore
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. Not a Nobel winner, but often proposed for the prize. After reading Remains… Read more Kafka on the Shore
Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnameable
Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnameable, by Samuel Beckett One of the recurring threads in Charlie Kaufaman’s Antkind is mid-20th century… Read more Molloy, Malone Dies, the Unnameable
I am Madame X
I am Madame X, by Gioia Diliberto I love John Singer Sargent’s portrait, “Doctor Pozzi at Home” at the Hammer… Read more I am Madame X
Antkind
Antkind, by Charlie Kaufman. An absurd novel by the screenwriter best known for Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine… Read more Antkind
Kindly Inquisitors
Kindly Inquisitors by Jonathan Rauch Jonathan Rauch wrote this book in 1993 as a warning against the suppression on college… Read more Kindly Inquisitors
The Man in the Red Coat
The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes Julian Barnes researches the story behind the model for one of… Read more The Man in the Red Coat
The Line of Beauty
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst A novel by the English writer Alan Hollinghurst set in the Thatcherite years… Read more The Line of Beauty
Deviant’s War
Deviant’s War by Eric Cervini a biography of Frank Kameny the gay activist of the 1950s and 60s who protested… Read more Deviant’s War
Leading Men
Leading Men by Christopher Castellani A novel that creates a fictional story around true incidents in the life of Tennessee… Read more Leading Men