Microposts

Friday, June 7, 2024 →

Currently reading: The Regulators by Richard Bachman 📚

Thursday, June 6, 2024 →

Finished reading: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 📚

I had an idea that this was a story about the trials of an orphan in Dickensian London. It was about that, but so much more. This novel has warmth and sadness and joy and despair. Characters that will stick with me for a long, long time. I’m reluctant to part with them to be honest. Dickens truly was a one-of-a-kind master storyteller. ★★★★★

Friday, May 31, 2024 →

Currently reading: The Age of Reason Begins by Will Durant 📚

One of the great diseases of this age is the multitude of books that doth so overcharge the world that it is not able to digest the abundance of idle matter that is every day hatched and brought into the world.

Barnaby Rich, known primarily for his Elizabethan short stories, wrote this in the year 1600. I wonder what Barnaby would think of our always-connected and ever-distracted present day?

Thursday, May 30, 2024 →

Finished reading: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 📚

I know I’ve read this a long time ago, but it was nice to be reacquainted with Helene, the zany book-loving American, and Mr. Frank Doel, the reserved British bookseller. The abrupt ending catches you off guard, but it’s also perfect. ★★★★☆

Monday, May 27, 2024 →

The Booksellers documentary is so, so good. All the bookshelves, rare books, home libraries … and so many kindred spirits talking about their love of books. The whole documentary is beautiful and a little melancholy. Booksellers and librarians are my favorite people. Watch it on Amazon Prime.

Saturday, May 18, 2024 →

Finished reading: Stories of Books and Libraries by Jane Holloway (ed.) 📚

A book of short stories, excerpts and essays about the love of reading and libraries? Of course I’m going to love it. A good father’s day gift for a dad who loves books. ★★★★★

Friday, May 3, 2024 →

Currently reading: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 📚

Thursday, May 2, 2024 →

Finished reading: The Death of Grass by John Christopher 📚

A short 1950s SciFi novel about a virus that kills grasses. Starvation and violence breaks out. Governments fall. Civilization crumbles. Except for the very dated portrayal of women, the story felt current. ★★★★☆

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 →

Finished reading: The Reformation by Will Durant 📚

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 →

Currently reading: The Death of Grass by John Christopher 📚

Monday, April 29, 2024 →

Finished reading: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 📚

An absolute masterpiece. Totally gutted by the end. I can’t believe it took me this long to read it. ★★★★★

Monday, April 29, 2024 →

Finished reading: Sibley’s Birding Basics by David Allen Sibley 📚

Ah, the inevitable slide into birdwatching. Great introductory guide to help me get started. ★★★★☆

Monday, April 22, 2024 →

Currently reading: To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 📚

Monday, April 22, 2024 →

Finished reading: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 📚

Characters who love books and reading, lots of fun literary references, a bookstore set on an island … this one could have been written just for me. ★★★★☆

Saturday, April 20, 2024 →

Currently reading: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin 📚

Friday, April 19, 2024 →

Finished reading: Desperation by Stephen King 📚

Maybe not one of Mr. King’s best efforts, but it was entertaining, and the ending came together better than I expected. ★★★☆☆