War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy A magnificent book. Often named as the best novel of all time in any… Read more War and Peace
Category: Writing (All)
The Truth Hurts, Falsehood Destroys
As we observed over the last year, a post-truth society is a pre-tyranny society. Without truth all liberal systems suffer:… Read more The Truth Hurts, Falsehood Destroys
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Kazuo Ishiguro wrote Remains of the Day, which I read and loved last… Read more Never Let Me Go
Tristram Shandy
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne Notice the novel is titled “Life and Opinions….” not… Read more Tristram Shandy
Notes from Underground
Notes from Underground by Feodor Dostoyevsky I’m reading some of the selections in a book I’ve had on my shelf… Read more Notes from Underground
The Death of Ivan Ilych
The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy I read Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice last week. The edition I… Read more The Death of Ivan Ilych
Quatrefoil
Quatrefoil by James Barr James Fugate wrote Quatrefoil, under the pseudonym James Barr, in 1950. It’s not a great novel.… Read more Quatrefoil
Death in Venice
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann After reading Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel Garcia Marquez: 90 year-old man, 14… Read more Death in Venice
Lolita
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov One of the greats. And one of my all time favorites. I’ve read the book three… Read more Lolita
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez This is the last work of fiction published by Marquez. It… Read more Memories of My Melancholy Whores