Jan 02 2012
A as per new-year tradition, here is the list of books I read in the year just ended, with commentary to follow: Stet, by Diana Athill* A Long Way Gone, by Ishmael Beah A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan Homo Evolutis, by Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans* Headlong, by Michael Frayne On [...]
Jan 18 2011
As I’ve done every January since 2004, I present here a list of the books I’ve read in the previous year, with commentary. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe The Stranger, by Albert Camus (translated by Matthew Ward) My Antonia, by Willa Cather Await Your Reply, by Dan Chaon Utz, by Bruce Chatwin Enemy at [...]
Jan 09 2010
As is my annual tradition since 2004, I present to you the list of books I read in the previous year (in this case, 2009). They are listed by author, in decending alphabetical order. The ones that really stuck with me are highlighted. House of Meetings, by Martin Amis The Wasted Vigil, by Nadeem Aslam [...]
Jan 02 2009
As is my annual tradition, I present here a list of the books I read in the just-ended calendar year (2008). Not included are the five titles I put down, unfinished for one reason or another. The list is sorted alphabetically, by author. Particularly noteworthy ones are highlighted in yellow. The Prodigal Tongue, by Mark [...]
Jan 03 2008
As is my annual habit, I present to you the list of books I read in the year just ended (2007). The Best Travel Writing 2007 (Traveler’s Tales Books), edited by James & Sean O’Reilly and Larry Habegger The Man Who Turned Into Himself, by David Ambrose Night Train, by Martin Amis Heavy Water, by [...]
Jan 01 2007
Once again, as is the tradition, here is my annual listing of the books I read in the year just ended: Dispatches from a Sporting Life, by Mordecai Richler Andorra, by Peter Cameron The Revolution Script, by Brian Moore Paradise, by Donald Barthelme Rene Levesque; The Fascinating Life of a Separatist Icon, by Megan Durnford [...]
Jan 02 2006
It’s a bit of a tradition for me to start a year by listing the books I read during the previous one. I’m generally not big on lists for their own sake, but I find this one is a handy way for me to take a few minutes to think about what I’ve been reading, [...]
