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Book Review — ‘I am Charlotte Simmons‘ by Tom Wolfe
Why We Picked It
- It’s Tom Wolfe…that’s enough for us!
- In a series of unrelated, but timely events, we purchased a copy of the book at an early spring yard sale several months ago and recently set it out on our nightstand while moving a few books around. Lo-and-behold, the next week, we learned of Tom Wolfe’s untimely passing literally upon entering the bedroom and looked up to find the book staring...
Book Review — Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson
Why We Picked It
- For as long as we can remember we have had a fascination
with Leonardo da Vinci. Last year we attended an exhibit of a large collection of da Vinci’s sketches in Milan without any crowds and it rekindled our interest in learning more about the artist - Walter Isaacson is a fantastic biographer
- The book itself is beautifully produced(kudos to Simon & Schuster). There are numerous, well...
Book Review All That Man Is by David Szalay
Why We PickedIt
- Fans of DavidSzalay
- His ability to capture the look and feel of present-day London
- Interested to see how this work, comprised of short stories, compared to Szalays other recentwriting
What WeThought
- Excellent, not disappointed
- Brutal realism that is at times tough to stomach, but never question whether the stories are plausible
- Great cadence in hiswriting
- Expands into a larger,...
Book Review — All That Man Is by David Szalay
Why We Picked It
- Fans of David Szalay
- His ability to capture the ‘look and feel’ of present-day London
- Interested to see how this work, comprised of short stories, compared to Szalay’s other recent writing
What We Thought
- Excellent, not disappointed
- Brutal realism that is at times tough to stomach, but never question whether the stories are plausible
- Great cadence in his writing
- Expands into a larger,...