Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
This book makes me think of Philip Roth’s Sabbath’s Theater because had Franzen allowed his internal Satan to come out and play, I think this would have been much more exciting novel. What works. Franzen is strong on character here. All the major players come…
Braving the Elements by James Merrill
So I bought this book because I loved how it smells. Deep in its spine remains the smell of the trees that built these pages and made its words shine. There is also the sturdy cloth cover that delights my hands as I hold the…
Version Control by Dexter Palmer
It isn’t a time machine but a casuality violation device. Glad that’s settled because this sci-fi novel isn’t exactly about time travel and yet it is and it isn’t. It feels like an update to the story ‘Gaslight,’ where the evil doer marries a young…
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
I’m not sure exactly what made me read this. Perhaps I glanced at an article or read a digression about what an amazing book this is. Good thing because this isn’t just an eye opener about a subject I thought I knew ‘survival of the…
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