Next Up: Robert Penn Warren
I’ve been busy enough not to have gotten to this, but if you were paying attention, I finished Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad a few days back… Read more »
Category: Books
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Two words come to mind when I think of this book: Incredibly creative. Egan weaves the lives of her characters so effortlessly that, although it appears to be all over… Read more »
Next Up: Jennifer Egan
I’d like to make my review of the last book short: I’ve given up on it. But I can’t help myself. I don’t even know what The Executioner’s Song is… Read more »
Oops…?
Maybe it’s a little early, but I’ve got to say it: I’m kind of regretting picking up The Executioner’s Song. I’ve got to wonder a bit, actually. The Kindle version… Read more »
Next Up: …and some thoughts.
With the finishing of All the Light We Cannot See, I’ve come to decision time again. The Pulitzers in which I’ve taken an interest are not available at the local… Read more »
All the Light We Cannot See
As I have noted before, the thing about reading nothing but Pulitzer-prize winning novels is that you will always be reading something of quality. Not that I’ve loved all of… Read more »
Monday Random
It took me a while to finish One of Ours, but my next Pulitzer, not so long. All the Light we Cannot See is a longer book, but it’s going… Read more »
Willa Cather gets her Own
When I started my Pulitzer run, I developed a pattern of announcing the next book by writing “Next Up” followed by the author’s name. Then I’d give a brief recap… Read more »
Disorienting: “Concatenation”
I enjoy collecting odd words sometimes. Years ago, we made it a kind of game in the office. Anyone who discovered a new word would bring it into the office… Read more »
Wednesday Random
A Subtle Jumping of Shark I’ve not used this in a while — the term, “Jumped the Shark.” I feel a close relationship with it though, seeing’s though I’m from… Read more »