Friday, September 11, 2020

Indelicacy - Amina Cain (2020)

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On the heels of Dept. of Speculation , here we now have Indelicacy . I predicted, after the fact, that a whole slew of Offill imitators woul...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Catch and Kill - Ronan Farrow (2019)

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Previously, we had occasion to review She Said   in short-form. That is a terrible review, I'm sorry, not one I would put in my portfoli...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Dept. of Speculation - Jenny Offill (2014)

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In titling this post, I instinctively wrote "2018" as the year of publication. Once again, The New York Times Book Review podcast ...
Saturday, August 8, 2020

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone - Lori Gottlieb (2019)

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This morning (8/8/20, from approximately 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM) a truck was parked outside my living room window. The truck had been outfitte...
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Let's Play Two: The Legend of Mr. Cub, The Life of Ernie Banks - Ron Rapoport (2019)

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My mom grew up loving Ernie Banks. She was a Die Hard Cubs Fan (and had the membership card to prove it), and while she sometimes spoke ...
Wednesday, July 8, 2020

State of the Union (2020)

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I felt compelled to note that many of the links on the right side of the web page no longer work. This is sad. ---------------- You ne...
Friday, March 20, 2020

Short Form: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman (2017)

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About a month ago, an old college friend rang me up, expressing concern for both of us. After the requisite conversational benchmarks we...