Several books in this issues point to a trend: writers seem to be losing the magic in their work. Is it age, too much writing, or the unbelievably cartoonish reality of the times? Whatever, the magic is gone from a lot of writing at the moment. * … [Continue reading]
The Books of September and October
Read: Fiction PS from Paris - Marc Levy (2017) As close to a pure romance as I am likely to read. Two disaffected characters: a writer hiding from his past success and an actress hiding from her current marital problems. The twist is amusing - … [Continue reading]
The Books of August
Heavy on the audio books this month. A lot of listening while knitting or other domestic activities happening. Books Read: Lucy and Edgar - Victor Lodato (2017) I finished this out of a dogged sense of loyalty to the old woman who dies at the … [Continue reading]
The Books of July
Prose You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir - Sherman Alexie (2017) A complicated book on a complicated subject. Many slight chapters made up of short essays, stories, and poems. This is a reflection on life with a complex woman and the … [Continue reading]
Books of June
This month in nonfiction: Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior - Catherine Johnson and Temple Grandin (2006) Ms. Grandin has a unique perspective on animal behavior that is informed by her own autism. … [Continue reading]
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