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Thoughts on Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal (by Jill)
I don’t even know how to begin talking about this book. Atul Gawande is a surgeon who has written several books before this one. Being Mortal is, essentially, about dying in a time in human history when more can … Continue reading
Thoughts on Charles Frazier’s Nightwoods (by Jill)
I still remember the day my boss brought me this book. It was the summer of 2012, and I looked at it and thought, “Well, I guess I’m going to read this book before I read Cold Mountain.” And … Continue reading
For Copy Editors Everywhere
I read a fantastic book of short stories this weekend – Thom Jones’ The Pugilist at Rest – and I really want to review it for you, but I don’t quite have the wherewithal for that now. I’ve been copy-editing … Continue reading
A Review of Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Novels Like a Professor (by Bethany)
Even a bookblogger needs a refresher course sometimes. I’ve found Thomas C. Foster’s books How to Read Literature Like a Professor and Twenty-Five Novels That Shaped America enormously helpful in my work as a teacher and as a reader. I … Continue reading
Thoughts on Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma (by Jill)
Yes, I’m aware that I’m reading this book about nine years after the rest of the world discovered The Omnivore’s Dilemma. In my defense, I did purchase it when it was in the height of its popularity, but, well, … Continue reading
A Review of Paula Lichtarowicz’s The First Book of Calamity Leek
I don’t have a very admirable history with books I do not get. I was the kid who came to school after reading Treasure Island and said, “What do you mean there’s a boat in it?” I was capable of … Continue reading
A Review of James Shapiro’s The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606
I thoroughly enjoyed this intense study of the year 1606 in the life and career of William Shakespeare, though I thought that an equally appropriate subtitle for the book would have been “England in 1606.” I’m not suggesting that Shakespeare … Continue reading
A Review of Nell Zink’s Mislaid
The premise of this novel is a fascinating one: what would happen if a lesbian and a gay man got married? Zink raises the stakes by posing this question in the context of an all-women’s college in Virginia in the … Continue reading
Thoughts on Acts I and II of The Winter’s Tale
It occurred to me the other day that I can’t remember the last time I read a Shakespeare play that I had never read before. There’s one exception – I did read As You Like It for the first time … Continue reading
A Review of Paula Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train
This review will be brief – I read a library copy almost two months ago, and I did take a few notes but not enough for a detailed review. But that’s OK, since this book was extremely popular and I’m … Continue reading
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