one book leads to another
I finished reading Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Underground Railroad, a few days ago. While I've made some notes for a review, I need to sit with it some more. The novel is that good. Whitehead is that good. Certain books are so steeped in reality that I feel a little guilty enjoying them. … Continue reading Two novels, two Pulitzers, too good to ignore
How do you read? Do you skim over some sentences, not seeing each individual word but getting the gist just the same? Do you read slowly, "hearing" each word in your head? I admit I do both. For certain authors I force myself to slow down and take in every word, to hear every inflection … Continue reading Savor a good book lately?
Add one more book to my 2020 tally: Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. I started it earlier this month and then promptly set it down and didn’t pick it up again until yesterday. Finished it this afternoon on a gloomy moody day here in Gainesville. Perfect weather for reading this novel. It’s hard to … Continue reading Fates and Furies
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