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Monthly Archives: April 2014
A History of the World in Six Glasses
A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage 2005 / 311 pages rating 9 – history Standage is not an historian but rather he calls himself a journalist and author. He specializes in comparing historical events and … Continue reading
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Candide
Candide by Voltaire 1759/ 100 or so pages rating 10 / classic-satire The entire basis for this book is that a young man named Candide is taught by his Professor Pangloss that “this life is the best of all possible … Continue reading
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Seeking Enlightenment … Hat by Hat:
Seeking Enlightenment … Hat by Hat: A Skeptic’s Guide to Religion by Nevada Barr 2003 / 223 pages Rating: 9 / spirituality, essays This is a collection of essays dealing with the author’s ongoing path toward and life since enlightenment, … Continue reading
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The Art of War
The Art of War by Sun Tzu 2nd to 4th century BC (probably last revision) very short – less than 50 pages rating 10 (I guess) – classic non-fiction, military strategy, maybe theory translated by Lionel Giles – Interesting book, for … Continue reading
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The Ladies’ Paradise
The Ladies’ Paradise by Emile Zola 1883/ 480 pages rating 9.5 classic – French (Introduction, Notes and translation by Brian Nelson) Zola knew what he was talking about when he wrote page after page of busy and boisterous narrative about a … Continue reading
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The People on Privilege Hill
The People on Privilege Hill by Jane Gardham 2008 (Europa)/ 196 pages rating 8 / short stories First, only the eponymous first story in this book is related to the Old Filth trilogy. Many of the other stories have been published elsewhere … Continue reading
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Last Friends
Last Friends by Jane Gardham 2013 / 213 pages rating 8.5 / contemp fiction (9.25 for the trilogy) I have just needed to read this book ever since it came out. I loved the prior two in the “Old Filth” … Continue reading
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The Lowland
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri 2013/ 354 pages rating: 8.75 / contemp – India This looked and felt like promising from the end of the very short first chapter where it says: Certain creatures laid eggs that were able to endure … Continue reading
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Still Life With Bread Crumbs
Still Life With Bread Crumbs by Anna Quinlan 2014/272 pages rating 5 / romance This is a pretty “fluffy” type book for me to read, but it’s not as bad as I thought it would be … otoh, it’s a … Continue reading
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Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates 1961 / 355 pages rating – 8 (probably a 10 in 1961) – classic I guess this is a classic now as it’s older than 50 years – I used to say a classic was … Continue reading
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