- The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers who Reinvented American Literature by Ben Tarnoff
- Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
- We Were Liars by e. lockhart (received through the publisher)
- Natchez Burning by Greg Iles (received through the publisher)
- The Most Dangerous Book by Kevin Birmingham (received through the publisher)
- From Souk to Souk: Travels through the Middle East by Robin Ratchford (received through NetGalley)
On Deck:
-
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
- Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
- Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
- The Angry Years: The Rise and Fall of the Angry Young Men by Colin Wilson (received through NetGalley)
- The Hollow Ground by Natalie Harnett (received through NetGalley)
Recent Reviews:
The 40’s: The Story of
a Decade by the New Yorker (received through NetGalley)
5 stars
As an avid reader of the New Yorker magazine, I looked
forward to reading this collection of pieces from the 1940’s and I was not
disappointed. It begins with a
fascinating introduction by David Remnick which describes the beginnings of the
magazine and how its intent evolved during the years of World War II. The pieces begin with the German invasion of
Paris and continue throughout the war and beyond. There is one particularly spectacular piece
about John F. Kennedy’s war experience. It
is a large book and I have approximately one third left to read, but I would highly
recommend it to anyone with an interest in well written prose. I am currently reading this as an egalley but
would recommend a hard copy as it would be a nice book to flip through. I received this book through NetGalley in
exchange for an honest review.
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