All That’s Left to Tell by Daniel Lowe My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book just did not do anything for me; the story itself is so simple that I can’t help but give away the basic overlay. The story has 4.5 stars on Amazon as I write this, so be sure to look… Continue reading Reading: All That’s Left to Tell by Daniel Lowe

Barkskins by Annie Proulx My rating: 2 of 5 stars In 1693 René Sel and Charles Duquet sail from Europe to the New World to become indentured servants to Claude Trépagny, a tree cutter in what would later become Canada. René stays at his job longer than his contract called for, taken advantage of by… Continue reading Book report: Barkskins by Annie Proulx

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

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach My rating: 2 of 5 stars We enjoyed listening to Mary Roach being interviewed on Fresh Air about this book so I thought this would be a great foray into my first science book read. I mean really, wouldn’t a book about sex be… Continue reading Book Report: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach

The biggest benefit of commuting on the bus is the time I have to read; I get about 90 minutes of reading time each day. Add that to my semi-retirement and I set a personal best for books read last year. My goal since 2009 has been to read at least 8 books per year… Continue reading Books I Read in 2013