Category: 2013 Reading

January 13, 2013

2013 Reading: Prosperous Friends by Christine Schutt

Prosperous Friends by Christine Schutt is probably not for everyone. But if you like lyrical sentences and complex characters, and don’t need to have a…
January 11, 2013

2013 Reading: Home by Toni Morrison

Home by Toni Morrison is a real disappointment. I read A Mercy when it came out a couple of years ago and thought it was…
January 10, 2013

2013 Reading: How to Predict the Weather by Aaron Burch

I confess that I picked up Aaron Burch’s How to Predict the Weather out of my to-be-read pile (one of many, in truth) because it was…
January 9, 2013

2013 Reading: Love’s Winning Plays by Inman Majors

Love’s Winning Plays: A Novel by Inman Majors is a quick, fun read. It’s about Graduate Assistant Coach Raymond Love, a Division III quarterback who dreams…
January 8, 2013

2013 Reading: Arcadia by Lauren Groff

Arcadia by Lauren Groff is my first book of 2013. I enjoyed it very much, especially in the second half. The book is narrated by Bit,…