Category Books

Read.

It was a really fun read, and a nice end to a terrific series, but beyond that anything I might say could end up making someone mad or spoiling it for others…. Congratulations to everyone who took the bar exam last week. I’m sure they feel like they just ran a marathon.

Reading.

Thank you Amazon! See you all in a couple of days. (I’m a glacially slow reader.)

Wizard Rock!

Hey, did you hear there was this book coming out tomorrow?… Yeah, I just heard it was kind of popular and people are kind of excited about it. Like a *lot* excited.

Harry Potter 4 days and counting

Who is *not* looking forward to the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

Listening to Gore

You know, I’m not all excited about Al Gore getting into the presidential race, but I know one thing: We should be listening to what this man is saying, and not just about global warming…. In order to reclaim our birthright, we Americans must resolve to repair the systemic decay of the public forum…. We must insist on an end to the cynical use of pseudo-studies known to be false for the purpose of intentionally clouding the public’s ability to discern the truth.

Anonymous Lawyer: Does the Truth Hurt?

For some reason, no one ever wonders “what if” they don’t pursue a career at a big law firm. That’s just one of the many little observations made by the title character of Jeremy Blachman‘s debut novel, Anonymous Lawyer. And like much of the rest of the novel, it rings with a simple truth that [...]

Anonymous Lawyer: Does the Truth Hurt?

For some reason, no one ever wonders “what if” they don’t pursue a career at a big law firm. That’s just one of the many little observations made by the title character of Jeremy Blachman‘s debut novel, Anonymous Lawyer. And like much of the rest of the novel, it rings with a simple truth that [...]

Never Let Me Go

Never Let Me Go is a frustrating and, ultimately, disappointing book about a trio of children whose lives are not what they seem. Or perhaps they are exactly what they seem and maybe that’s the whole point; by book’s end their lives seem cramped, claustrophobic, frustrating and sad, which is really what makes the book [...]