What I Read, First Half of 2016
A friend pointed out to me the other day that, with the end of June, we were already halfway through 2016. The observation gave me pause. Pater and I have done so much already in…
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Ferrante Again. . . and some plans. . . and an apology from a bad blogger
A month after I last posted on Elena Ferrante’s four-volume Neapolitan series, and there’s no longer any point in pretending that I will be able to write what I’d once hoped to. Goofily, however, I’m…
View PostVery Brief Recommendation — Weekend Reading, a Great Mystery
I know, I know . . . But just popping my head in to say that if you followed my earlier suggestions to read John Farrow’s wonderful Emile Cinq-Mars’ mysteries, mostly set in Montreal, you…
View PostFinally, More Ferrante . . .
I can’t tell you how much I’m regretting some of the promises I made around here. Neck deep in packing and everything else that goes with moving, I’m more inclined to read murder mysteries* than…
View PostTwo Books, Worlds Apart
In the more than two weeks since I last posted, I’ve read a couple of books: first, the (very) light A Paris Apartment by Michelle Gable. It’s well-written, and the frame story is interesting enough —…
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