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This book is, quite simply, magnificent. As I’ve noted, I don’t read much standard fiction. And I’ve never read anything of McEwan’s. The buzz on Saturday, though, led me to pick it up. It is a masterpiece. The basic premise is a Saturday in the life of a London neurosurgeon. The vulnerability we feel in […] As you may have seen by now, the first volume of Bob Dylan’s autobiography, Chronicles: Vol. 1, was a finalist for, but did not win, the National Book Critics Circle award for biography. I bought the book the day it was released. While it was an enjoyable read, it was also uneven. Moreover, I wonder […] I don’t read a lot of novels. As a result, it’s unusual for me to read two in a row, let alone two first novels. That’s happened in the last week, due in part to the fact these were slim volumes that provided breaks from the 600-page biography of Leonardo da Vinci that is pointing […] Once in a while you come across a book that grabs and enthralls you. The Society of Others by William Nicholson is one of those. While I admit I haven’t yet figured out the ending, getting there is quite a ride. The novel is Kafkaesque, existential tale of the ordeals of a young unnamed Brit […] |
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