Saturday, and tired…
Well here I am: Saturday. This is usually the day I put up a ride for you to check out. Lot’s of pictures along with a lightweight paragraph or two…. Read more »
Category: Books
Wednesday Random
Some weeks are busier than others. Others are a mixed bag. This one is the latter. Whenever I administer language tests — as I did on Monday and Tuesday afternoon… Read more »
Well, that didn’t take long…
Or…”Next Up: Barbara Kingsolver.” I knew this when I was reading The Old Man and the Sea. It’s short — perhaps too long to be called a “short story,” but… Read more »
Next Up: Hemingway…and a Bonus Track
A few days ago I broke stride and dedicated an entire piece on my completing Adam Johnson’s The Orphan Master’s Son. I usually put the review into the announcement of… Read more »
A Tough Act to Follow
Usually, when I finish one of the Pulitzers I’m reading, I’ll announce it by moving on to the next. Not so with The Orphan Master’s Son. While I began with… Read more »
Next Up: Adam Johnson
The Good Earth had its ups and downs, but I rank it high – top two or three among the Pulitzers I’ve read so far (eleven). Buck’s writing is beautiful,… Read more »
Live Better, Longer
I’d heard of “lifespan” before. Most of us have. But I hadn’t heard the term “healthspan” before. While lifespan is how long you live, healthspan is how long you live… Read more »
Next Up: Pearl S. Buck
I thought the Pulitzer was supposed to go to the most outstanding novel of the year depicting a notable aspect of American life, yet here we have Pearl S. Buck… Read more »
Saturday Zero: Books and Rice and Random
I’m usually out on the road right now, but some chest congestion and a cough kept me home this morning. If I feel better later, or, more probably, tomorrow I’ll… Read more »
Next up: Louise Erdrich
Junot Díaz’s The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao started a bit rocky for me. A bit too graphic and flippant. But somewhere along the way it turned a corner…. Read more »