The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March is just another rendition of the sub-genre: “1950s American literature following the irresponsible and purposeless wandering of a young man.” Also in this…
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Horse Review
I had high hopes for this book, and I was disappointed. I’ll be honest, when I read this, I would have guessed this was written by a lady…
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Horse Racing through 1820
In Shadows in the Pleasure Gardens, Chester Carter leaves his apprenticeship at a bank and seeks adventure and fulfillment in horse racing. Horse racing has a storied background…
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Freedom Book Review
If Freedom hadn’t been the next book available from the library after Blood Meridian, I may not have finished it, because it was not enjoyable and it consistently…
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Blood Meridian
I really tried to give Blood Meridian a good chance. Taking a very basic and general view, it seemed like the type of novel that I would like:…
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Oliver Twist
I ran into some books I didn’t want to read on my list of Great American Novel contenders—Absalom, Absalom (I read the first couple of pages and decided…
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