Sunday, March 22, 2026

Waugh In Abyssinia – Evelyn Waugh, 1936 ★★

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Hooray for Fascism Evelyn Waugh’s most famous travel book is celebrated more than it is actually read, a good thing for the writer’s reput...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

The New! Improved! Bob & Ray Book – Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding, 1985 ★★

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Curtain Call The Bob & Ray era was winding down when this third and final volume of their collected sketches came out in 1985. More a ...
Friday, March 13, 2026

Fat Ollie’s Book – Ed McBain, 2002 ★½

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Side Character Takes Over Ed McBain wrote two kinds of 87 th Precinct novels. In one he details a single story that more or less takes ov...
Monday, March 9, 2026

Controversies & Commanders: Dispatches From The Army Of The Potomac – Stephen W. Sears, 1999 ★★

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War is Hell on Generals, Too Throughout the first half of the Civil War, the U. S. Army on the field performed like beer-league backups ag...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Puppet On A Chain – Alistair MacLean, 1969 ★★★

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  A Nastier Sort of Thrill Ride Alistair MacLean knew how to write exciting adventure stories. Deep into the second decade of his bestsellin...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Othello – William Shakespeare, c. 1603 ★★★½

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Shakespeare's Least-Great Masterpiece Shakespeare’s tragedies are recognized to be enduring classics above and beyond even the most cele...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

White Noise – Don DeLillo, 1985 ★

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Embracing the Chaos Some books I read for enjoyment, others for a challenge. Then there are books like White Noise I read as a kind of secu...