Daily Archives: June 15, 2023

This is a 1st person novel but the 1st person is usually much more of an observer than an actual participating character. Still, there are times he’s certainly involved. This narrator is unnamed and somewhat older than the eponymous Odd … Continue reading →

In rural Charon County, Virginia, Titus Crown, the area’s first black  sheriff,  goes to see about a shooting at the  high school.  This is current day so the idea of a school shooting panics everyone. Titus is a home grown … Continue reading →

This book consists of the brilliant and beautifully written biographies of Martin Luther and Erasmus as well as the world they lived in. It’s long but engrossing. It’s also dense and I had to take breaks  sometimes for air and other … Continue reading →