Category: 2014 Reading

January 28, 2014

2014 Reading: Understudies by Ravi Mangla

Understudies by Ravi Mangla This short novel is a very quick read (or listen, as I did with the audio version). The (unlikable) narrator is…
January 27, 2014

2014 Reading: The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore I rarely finish a book in a single day, but I did that with…
January 27, 2014

2014 Reading: Haints by Clint McCown

Haints by Clint McCown This book is a fine example of the novel in stories or story cycle that more resembles Winesburg, Ohio (the granddaddy…
January 22, 2014

2014 Reading: The Benghazi Hoax by David Brock, Ari Rabin-Havt, Media Matters

The Benghazi Hoax I highly recommend this book about the Benghazi attacks, especially if you are someone who has given the slightest credence to…
January 21, 2014

2014 Reading: The Biology of Luck by Jacob Appel

The Biology of Luck by Jacob Appel I enjoyed this New York City-based re-imagining of the Odyssey (or Joyce’s Ulysses). I published a review of the…
January 21, 2014

2014 Reading: Zealot by Reza Aslan

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan I found this to be a fascinating book and, because I didn’t have…
January 17, 2014

2014 Reading: Transatlantic by Colum McCann

TransAtlantic: A Novel by Colum McCann As with McCann’s previous novel, the masterful Let the Great World Spin, this novel is told in strands that seem…