21st century
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Jun, 03/2023
By Caitlin Doughty
No, not the song performed so many times (although you may find a connection there). Read More…
No, not the song performed so many times (although you may find a connection there). Read More…
The Tender Bar: A Memoir
Jan, 12/2023
J.R. Moehringer is a journalist, most famous for his reporting for the LA Times and about the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. In this memoir, he narrates his childhood, adolescence, and early stages of adulthood. Read More…
Jack Lamb’s Series
Oct, 22/2022
The series pays a tribute to John Le Carré and his espionage novels, while being ironic and a bit irreverent of secret services and the ideology that there is a higher good, and those working to reach it are justified in breaking the rules.
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L’amica Geniale (My Brilliant Friend)
Sep, 25/2022
After years, after many “What! You are Italian!”, I caved. I caved and read Elena Ferrante’s L’amica geniale, Read More…
The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver
May, 08/2022
It is hard to judge a book one does not understand. Or, rather: the judging comes out naturally, but one remains with a feeling of discomfort. Read More…
Hawthorn & Child
Feb, 05/2022
I come late to this book - admittedly, I am not strong on the Irish literary scene. Read More…