The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow After reading Henderson the Rain King and liking it, I decided I… Read more The Adventures of Augie March
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.
Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard Jim and I took a quick trip to San Francisco a few weeks ago… Read more Fear and Trembling
Truth Demands
Truth Demands: A Memoir of Murder, Oil Wars, and the Rise of Climate Justice by Abby Reyes In 1999, Ms.… Read more Truth Demands
Henderson the Rain King
Henderson the Rain King by Saul Bellow I remember starting to read this book back in my teens or early… Read more Henderson the Rain King
Trapped!
Trapped! The story of Floyd Collins by Robert K. Murray and Roger W. Brucker Jim and I spent a week… Read more Trapped!
The Noise of Time
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes Jim and I spent a week in New York last month. We stayed… Read more The Noise of Time
Cross Purposes
Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy by Jonathan Rauch Rauch’s new book, published earlier this year, is an extended… Read more Cross Purposes
The First Three Minutes
The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Steven Weinberg Back in February, when… Read more The First Three Minutes
A Handful of Dust
A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh This is another book I picked up in the free book exchange bin… Read more A Handful of Dust
On Bullshit
On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt A member of the church staff was fascinated by this book and asked me… Read more On Bullshit