Category Archives: books
2023 Reads & Watches
At the end of 2022, I composed a Book Report on what I read that year, which expanded into an overview of my reading habits. A year later, I’ve decided to broaden the scope of the retrospective to include other … Continue reading
Finding Forster
In 2011, I perused the Modern Library’s listing of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. Upon finding that I had only read 10 on the board’s list, I decided to read Nabokov’s Lolita and Lowry’s Under the Volcano. … Continue reading
Tunnels
Last week I began my exploration of favorite elements of childhood mysteries with a look at hidden treasures. This week, we’ll dig into tunnels. I was sufficiently intrigued by the topic to purchase a $5 Kindle edition of a 1947 … Continue reading
Hidden Treasures
When I was a kid, I loved stories with hidden treasures and secret tunnels. They often appeared in the stories I read in the Hardy Boys and Three Investigators series, as well as the Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew books … Continue reading
My 2022 Book Report
For 15 years, I have been logging my reading at LibraryThing, so I decided to peruse my statistics and share some recommendations. Favorite Books of 2022 Reading Rate I have been reading more books in recent years, up from a … Continue reading
Meador Manor 