Galileo’s Dream
1st quarter of novel invokes 1600 Italy very well, the mindset and understanding of how the components of the world interact. If it stayed at…
Robert Hamill
1st quarter of novel invokes 1600 Italy very well, the mindset and understanding of how the components of the world interact. If it stayed at…
Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 5 of 5 stars I got Emergency Skin as a free Prime read. It’s a long short story,…
Washington Square by Henry James My rating: 3 of 5 stars I selected Washington Square for diversion with an edifying thread. Unfortunately, it was a…
Very fine recasting of Pride and Prejudice to 21st century America with liberated woman and massive changes in technology and daily life.
Goodreads supported book snapshot reviews better than my site. Now I use Goodreads for my new reading.
One lady shook her head and said to me, "I wanted to ask him (the teacher) why don't we read any stories that are happy"
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith My rating: 3 of 5 stars Goldsmith’s novel is a child of the Age of Reason. It’s much…
Reading has always brought me pleasure, but I came to enjoy writing only after many years. It fascinates me how writers came to their calling.…
Central banks did not originate the economic boom-or-bust cycle.