The Final Tally
I just finished Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad. It’s an excellent book that read so quickly I was able to finish it on time (that is, before midnight on December… Read more »
Tag: Pulitzer
Coming in at Number 4: The Sympathizer
So my timing’s off. I really needed this book to last until the end of the year, but it was good enough that down the stretch I finished it early…. Read more »
Next Up: Nguyen
Well, I’m caught in between on this one. Was The Overstory good enough to give it it’s own piece of writing? Right on the edge, really. Some things about it… Read more »
Next Up: Richard Powers
The Pulitzer run has sputtered lately. Part of it may be my extreme busyness (although that’s a bit of an exaggeration), or it may just be that the quality of… Read more »
Next Up: N. Scott Momaday
Chalk this one up to randomness — I finally finished The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love, and the library is closed for one more day, so I take a… Read more »
Next Up: Oscar Hijuelos
So I’m back to the “Next Up” format for now. Robert Warren Penn’s All the King’s Men was an excellent book — as can be expected of most (but not… Read more »
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 »
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 »