book list, and other write-ups and critiques
Four months ago, I entered here in Brick for the record a list of books I read or started to read, or heard or started to hear, for the entire year 2010, to date. You can stop here, this is just for me. There will be mini-reviews, though, for reference later. I am not creating […]
Book Report: A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron. The novel A Dog’s Purpose is the best book written by a dog I have ever read. No, that’s not quite true. The book actually is written by the spirit of a dog. It’s the best book I’ve ever read by an ethereal being, outside of […]
This is a list, a record, an accounting. Dull in some lights, if not pretentious, condescending and childish: Look at what I’ve been reading, Mommy! But in recent years, I’ve heard of more people keeping lists of books they’ve read. I’ve enjoyed looking at them. Nick Hornby’s is a feature in The Believer magazine. Of course, […]
“Think, men, think.” — Prof. Harold Hill, The Music Man New Year’s Resolution No. 1 for 2010 is modest: Keep a book list. Then in a year there’ll be a better best books Brick. One could say that if the books I read were memorable then I’d remember ’em. It’s not as if I read […]
The Web site of the town stacks, Fayetteville Public Library, offers to e-mail patrons about new arrivals. A couple of months ago I signed up for the non-musical recordings notification to help me grab new book-on-CD titles. The shelves increasingly are picked over every time I stop by, at least for volumes I’d want. Have […]
What a thoughtful movie. It’s about this middle-aged man who’s in a real interesting career, been at it his whole adult life. But the guy is on its far side, losing it. What he’s doing — or selling, depending on the degree of jaundice in your opinion of work — well, maybe it’s best as […]