Reading

Notes and reflections on reading.

May 24, 2010
The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

Binx Bolling finds solace in going to the movies…
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May 10, 2010
The Road to Wellville by T.C. Boyle

The eccentric and controversial practices of health enthusiasts.
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April 13, 2010
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The story follows David Martín, a young writer.
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March 27, 2010
American Pastoral by Philip Roth

The disintegration of the American Dream through the lens of one family.
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February 9, 2010
Blindness by José Saramago

The the breakdown of society in the face of an epidemic of blindness.
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January 12, 2010
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

A collection of interconnected stories that revolve around Olive.
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January 5, 2010
The Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell

Set during the Sepoy Mutiny, the story of the Brits falling apart.
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October 15, 2009
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon

A pothead detective manages somehow to solve the crime.
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May 5, 2009
Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee

Elizabeth Costello, a fighter for animal rights.
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May 5, 2009
Slow Man by J.M. Coetzee

An aging photographer suffers a debilitating accident.
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January 28, 2009
Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee by Robert van Gulik

A collection of detective stories set in the Tang dynasty.
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January 28, 2009
The Singapore Grip by J.G. Farrell

Set against the backdrop of an impending Japanese invasion.
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January 23, 2009
What I Talk About when I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

Murakami's experiences as a writer and a long-distance runner.
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January 3, 2009
Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace

Some of DFW's best essays.
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May 5, 2008
Stranger Shores by J.M. Coetzee

Two time Booker Prize winner turns his gaze on those who have influenced
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