The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read this riveting novel in just a few days. Here is a summary of about half a dozen conversations I had with people about it over those days: Me: “I’m reading an amazing book right now” Other: “Great, what’s it called?”… Continue reading Book Report: The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
Month: April 2016
Bood Report: Charming Billy by Alice McDermott
Charming Billy by Alice McDermott My rating: 4 of 5 stars Alice McDermott’s novels take a deep long look at a character sharing his/her love, hopes, desires, failures. We view “the typical course [of love] from early infatuation to serious love to affection, occasionally diminshed by impatience and disagreement, bolstered by interdependence, fanned now and… Continue reading Bood Report: Charming Billy by Alice McDermott
Book Report: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry My rating: 5 of 5 stars Warning – spoiler alerts [but you MUST have already read this, right?] This is my favorite book of all time – this is not hyperbole; you won’t hear me say that about any other book. Looking back I find it amazing that I first… Continue reading Book Report: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Hummus – with dried chick peas
Confession time: I’ve done a lousy job of keeping my blog up since February. As of this writing I have two book reports and three or four recipes to blog. I’ve lost some free time because I went back to my old work place on a part time limited duration basis to help with a… Continue reading Hummus – with dried chick peas
Book Report: Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy
Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy: A Journey into a New Christianity Through the Doorway of Matthew’s Gospel by John Shelby Spong My rating: 4 of 5 stars John Shelby Spong argues that a literal reading of the New Testament – specifically Matthew – is an error that developed after the Christ movement left the Jewish… Continue reading Book Report: Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy
