Posted in Book Reviews on Jun 25th, 2008
Last week I wrote that I was a little concerned with my reading habits. I noticed I would actively criticize certain kinds of “popular” books without every having read them. I wondered if maybe I was a book snob. So I decided to go out there and pick a book based solely on how well [...]
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Posted in Book Reviews, Books on Apr 12th, 2008
Well, I don’t know what I expected when I had my “readers” pick my next book, but in my dreams I hoped hundreds of people would be compelled by this incredibly original idea (which it really isn’t) and the chance to help out a reader who has been struggling to find a great book to [...]
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Posted in Books on Apr 4th, 2008
So I’ve had a lot of trouble recently finding great books to read. Sure, I really liked Call Me by Your Name and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, but it seems like I’ve been quitting a lot of books and it’s kind of bothering me. I used to read on until the end [...]
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