Trees |
"Trees were so rare in that country, and they had to make such a hard fight to grow, that we used to feel anxious about them, and visit them as if they were persons. It must have been the scarciy of d...
Posted by Ethan on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:46:00 PST |
Way Behind on Books... |
Damn - fell way behind on keeping book notes. Stupid Facebook Visual Bookshelf app gave me a false sense of confidence!Ok, more or less in chronological order: Ship of Fools by Katherine Ann PorterI h...
Posted by Ethan on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:45:00 PST |
Catching up on books read |
Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. LoewenThis book really gets to the heart of why so many Americans have trouble understanding how the rest of the world feels about America, and how badly mis-placed...
Posted by Ethan on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:49:00 PST |
Then We Came to the End |
Then We Came to the End by Jonathan LethemInteresting but ultimately not very engaging (first) novel about the unraveling social dynamics of an advertising agency creative team during an economic dow...
Posted by Ethan on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:37:00 PST |
That Old Ace in the Hole |
That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie ProulxOdd, meandering novel of the search for truth, meaning, and good real estate for hog farming. Unfortunately didactic at times, but still reasonably entertainin...
Posted by Ethan on Tue, 15 May 2007 02:38:00 PST |
Passage to Juneau |
Passage to Juneau - the sea and its meanings by Jonathan Raban
Engrossing retelling of Raban's solo voyage from Seattle to Juneau in a small sailboat. Raban simultaneously retells the story of th...
Posted by Ethan on Sun, 06 May 2007 12:10:00 PST |
The Tennant of Wildfell Hall |
So this is basically becoming my book-reading blog. Anyway:The Tennant of Wildfell Hall by Anne BronteGood read. A bit overlong. The principal characters a bit too perfect, but the psychological insig...
Posted by Ethan on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:53:00 PST |
More Books I've read this year |
Don't Point That Thing at Me by Kyril Bonfiglioli
In a word: Louche. Bizarre tale of a drunken art-trader / international man of mystery with impeccable taste and non-existant morals who ends up on a ...
Posted by Ethan on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:01:00 PST |
What the girls want to be when they grow up |
Isabella wants to be an actress, and play comedic male parts on stage...
Sophia wants to be a detective
Posted by Ethan on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 05:03:00 PST |
Books I've Read This Year |
Updated March 19th:Sex, Drugs and the Twinkie Murders by Paul KrassnerFascinating overview of the counterculture movement from the '60's to modern day by the"founder of the counterculture press." Incl...
Posted by Ethan on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:20:00 PST |
