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
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.
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
The Fox
The Fox by D. H. Lawrence The Fox is a novella published in 1922. The setting is a small English… Read more The Fox
The Aspern Papers
The Aspern Papers by Henry James After finishing War and Peace I was looking to read something shorter before I… Read more The Aspern Papers
War and Peace
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy A magnificent book. Often named as the best novel of all time in any… Read more War and Peace
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Kazuo Ishiguro wrote Remains of the Day, which I read and loved last… Read more Never Let Me Go
Tristram Shandy
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne Notice the novel is titled “Life and Opinions….” not… Read more Tristram Shandy
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground by Feodor Dostoyevsky I’m reading some of the selections in a book I’ve had on my shelf… Read more Notes from Underground