A list of every book I’ve read since July, 2020, arranged by authors’ last name. ACHEBE, ChinuaThings Fall Apart ALAGO,… Read more Reading List
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The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner I first read The Sound and the Fury in high school, more… Read more The Sound and the Fury
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner Wow! What a great book. And yes, like a Broadway show, the title ends with… Read more Absalom, Absalom!
Jack at the Gym
Jack was clearly in his sixties but looked good. He liked to cook and ate well, although simply. He still had his… Read more Jack at the Gym
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Jim and I hosted a dinner party just before the new year. Two of our… Read more Anna Karenina
Homosexual Officers in Anna Karenina
It’s rare for homosexuality to appear in nineteenth and early twentieth century novels, so I notice when it does, or… Read more Homosexual Officers in Anna Karenina
It Looked Like Forever
It Looked Like Forever by Mark Harris This is the fourth, the strangest, and the least successful of the four… Read more It Looked Like Forever
Ticket for a Seamstitch
Ticket for a Seamstitch by Mark Harris This is the third in a series of four novels by Mark Harris… Read more Ticket for a Seamstitch
Letter A
I had conceived of a show based on the letter A. There would be several large paintings of a single… Read more Letter A
Bang the Drum Slowly
Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris I’ve been reading baseball novels, lately. I picked up Philip Roth’s The Great… Read more Bang the Drum Slowly