Trust: America’s Best Chance by Pete Buttigieg I supported Pete Buttigieg in the Democratic nomination race. Jim and I were… Read more Trust
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.
Wagnerism
Wagnersim: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music by Alex Ross If the COVID-19 pandemic hadn’t struck this year,… Read more Wagnerism
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky You might notice the gap between the last book posted here and this one.… Read more The Brothers Karamazov
True Grit
True Grit by Charles Portis Somehow I missed this one. Actually, I’ll tell you exactly why I missed it. Charles… Read more True Grit
Cynical Theories
Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose & James Lindsay I took a break from reading fiction to pick up a thread… Read more Cynical Theories
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller A song, sung by Patroclus, telling the story of his friend Achilles, the… Read more The Song of Achilles
Ghost Story
Ghost Story by Peter Straub I had heard this was one of the scariest books of all time. I was… Read more Ghost Story
Beloved
Beloved by Toni Morrison Reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami made me think of ghost stories. Several of… Read more Beloved
Remains of the Day
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
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