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Showing posts with label Book Reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Reviews. Show all posts
Thursday, July 2, 2026

My Reading (and Fiddle Playing) Journey in First Half 2026

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At the midpoint of the year (on the hottest day of the year), I'm almost halfway through my book-reading goal for the year. I might have...
Monday, March 9, 2026

10 Cranky Book Reviews (While Waiting for 'Project Hail Mary,' the Movie)

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My only 5-star review lately. Available here . And, yes, I proudly know the author. Today I finished reading and posting a review about ...
Tuesday, July 22, 2025

The Summer of My (Reading) Discontent

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About my adventures in reading, so far in 2025... Circe by Madeline Miller My rating: 3 of 5 stars This must be the summer of my (readin...
Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Where Have You Gone, Seymour Hersh?

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Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper My rating: 2 of 5 stars ...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

My March Into Hell During March 2025

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I've spent the first half of March 2025, more or less, at the side of Virgil and Dante, beginning with the read of a fascinating autobio...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

In Praise of Book Clubs (and 'The Marriage Portrait')

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This is, ostensibly, a review of "The Marriage Portrait" by Maggie O'Farrell. So let's start with that. This is a wonderfu...
Monday, December 30, 2024

My Year in Books (2024)

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It seems I only read 11 books in 2024, while a friend wrote and recently published his first. I should be ashamed of myself, but at least I ...