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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Gentlemen Prefer Blonds
This is another truly terrible book. There is really nothing to commend about it, and I simply do not understand why this would make the list for top…
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The Great Gatsby
This was an entertaining book with plenty of interesting-enough characters, some moving parts, and drama. However, as far as a contender for the Great American Novel goes, I…
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