The Dick Gibson Show by Stanley Elkin My rating: 2 of 5 stars I happened to read a brief reference to this novel in a New Yorker article a couple of weeks ago so I picked it up. I confess I don’t get the excellence of this book, which was nominated for the National Book… Continue reading Book Report: The Dick Gibson Show by Stanley Elkin
Month: November 2015
Book Report: The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606
The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 by James Shapiro My rating: 5 of 5 stars The issues of the early years of King James reign were succession of the crown, the union of Scotland and England, plague and the Gunpowder Plot which threatened to kill the King and all of Parliament. Shapiro shows that… Continue reading Book Report: The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606
