Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose & James Lindsay I took a break from reading fiction to pick up a thread… Read more Cynical Theories
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 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
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