Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope by Sarah Bakewell Jim and I were in New… Read more Humanly Possible
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 Evolution of Cooperation
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
Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green Mary Rodgers is the daughter of… Read more Shy
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Another one of those books you might think I would have read… Read more The Picture of Dorian Gray
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry It took me three months to read this book. I’m not a slow reader,… Read more Under the Volcano
Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde
Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde I’m going to see an opera later this month by Alexander Zemlinsky titled, “The Dwarf”… Read more Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving I don’t remember what I was doing that brought this story to… Read more The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Pedro Paramo
Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo I only recently heard about this book from 1955. It was profiled in the New… Read more Pedro Paramo
Jocks in Chief
Jocks in Chief by Jon Finkel A strictly for fun read that ranks the 44 men who have served as… Read more Jocks in Chief
Day
Day by Michael Cunningham Day is a beautiful little book. The title refers to the day of April 5. But… Read more Day