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Rick Hoyt-McDaniels

Author, Artist, Composer

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.

Pnin

Posted on June 13, 2024October 26, 2024 by Rick

Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov Nabokov is one of my favorite authors. Lolita and Pale Fire are two of my favorite… Read more Pnin

The Age of Grievance

Posted on May 29, 2024May 30, 2024 by Rick

The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni A church member recommended this book to me. She texted a link with… Read more The Age of Grievance

Death at La Fenice

Posted on May 27, 2024August 31, 2024 by Rick

Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon World-renowned conductor, Helmut Wellhauer, is found dead in his dressing room back stage… Read more Death at La Fenice

Evolution of a Baby Boomer

Posted on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 by Rick

Evolution of a Baby Boomer: Life Beyond Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll by Joyce Fidler Evolution of a Baby… Read more Evolution of a Baby Boomer

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Posted on May 20, 2024March 9, 2025 by Rick

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick Yet another book I picked up from the free book… Read more Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

What Makes Sammy Run?

Posted on May 17, 2024June 6, 2025 by Rick

What Makes Sammy Run? by Budd Schulberg I picked this up at the same time I found Exit Ghost by… Read more What Makes Sammy Run?

Exit Ghost

Posted on May 13, 2024November 10, 2024 by Rick

Exit Ghost by Philip Roth There’s a coffee house a block from the church. I walk there a couple of… Read more Exit Ghost

Humanly Possible

Posted on May 5, 2024June 6, 2025 by Rick

Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope by Sarah Bakewell Jim and I were in New… Read more Humanly Possible

The Evolution of Cooperation

Posted on April 22, 2024April 24, 2024 by Rick

The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod After I finished my sermon yesterday, before I had even stepped down from… Read more The Evolution of Cooperation

Shy

Posted on April 22, 2024September 17, 2024 by Rick

Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green Mary Rodgers is the daughter of… Read more Shy

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