Category: 2013 Reading

April 11, 2013

2013 Reading: Love, In Theory by E.J. Levy

Love, in Theory: Ten Stories (Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction) by E.J. Levy is a terrific collection of short stories, linked by their general…
April 2, 2013

2013 Reading: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. A couple of years ago, everyone was talking about, so…
March 27, 2013

2013 Reading: The Case for God by Karen Armstrong

The Case for God by Karen Armstrong is my book club’s selection for March. (See Reading Liberally-Staunton.) It was an interesting read, although frustrating at…
March 22, 2013

2013 Reading: Pagan Babies by Elmore Leonard

Pagan Babies by Elmore Leonard is entertaining. It seemed, in the first half, as though it might be more than that, but in the end,…
March 21, 2013

2013 Reading: Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara

Cascade: A Novel by Maryanne O’Hara was a pleasure to read. It begins in late 1934 when Desdemona Hart, a trained artist, has married Asa…
March 19, 2013

2013 Reading: Hemingway’s Girl by Erika Robuck

Hemingway’s Girl by Erika Robuck is a fast read, and I recommend it. It’s a historical novel set in 1935 (with a prologue and epilogue…
March 18, 2013

2013 Reading: Life Among Giants by Bill Roorbach

Life Among Giants: A Novel by Bill Roorbach is a terrific read. Very entertaining. This is the first of Roorbach’s books I’ve read and I…
March 15, 2013

2013 Reading: The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan is Charlottesville’s choice for The Big Read this year, and I was invited to participate in a panel…
March 12, 2013

2013 Reading: Wash by Margaret Wrinkle

Wash by Margaret Wrinkle is a terrific book. First, some disclaimers. I was in a workshop at the Tinker Mountain Writers Workshop with Margaret several…
February 27, 2013

2013 Reading: The Jury by Steve Martini

The Jury (A Paul Madriani Novel) isn’t going to persuade me to read any more Steve Martini books. I only read this one because I…