It should be obvious from the title that what I consider a wonderful beach read is not what most people call a “beach read.” For […] Read More
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There is a rash of World War II literature. In our last book club annual selection long list, there were enough books that had we […] Read More
Amor Towles wrote Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow – two of my favorite books from last year. When I learned that he […] Read More
A few years back, my book club put together its collective Top 100 Books. I remember in that exercise, that I had a hard time […] Read More
Since creating this list, I have come to learn that I neglected a significant number of years from 1918 – 1947 – and hence books […] Read More
I realize this post is two days late, but since I’m still seeing some residual “Best of 2017” on TV, I decided I’d go ahead […] Read More
Rare is it that I give a book five stars but readily say, this book isn’t for everyone. But I’m saying that with A Little […] Read More
Twelve pages from the end of Rules of Civility, Amor Towels, in the voice of Tinker Grey, describes Manhattan as “so improbable, so wonderful, so obviously full […] Read More
Set just after the Russian revolution, in A Gentleman in Moscow, a former state sympathizer is sentenced to house arrest in the posh Moscow Metropol […] Read More
This time of year it seems everyone has a “best of” list, so below is a literary roundup of 2015’s Best Books as listed by […] Read More