At the start of 2011, I vowed to read 52 books throughout the year, and I also said I would write short review of each. Well, I read 52 books. Unfortunately, writing a review after every book became too much of a burden, so I stopped that partway through. Below is a list of the [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Points Unknown on 4 June and finished it on 16 June. ********** This is another book I’ve had sitting on my shelf for the better [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Into Thin Air on 1 June and finished it on 3 June. ********** When I started this project to read 52 books in a year, [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Brideshead Revisited on 18 May and finished it on 23 May. ********** I was curious about this book for two reasons. First, I have been [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading The Catcher in the Rye on 15 May and finished it on 17 May. ********** I read this book – like just about everyone – [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading The City After The Automobile on 12 May and finished it on 15 May. ********** Okay, listen, I think I’ve got it. You’ve got it? [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Absurdistan on 23 April and finished it on 12 May. ********** We all know there are classical types of stories that have existed since the [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading The Big Short on 20 April and finished it on 23 April. ********** I will never forget the evening of 14 September 2008. It was [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Flatland on 15 April and finished it on 20 April. ********** Imagine a world in which there are only two dimensions. You, as a person, [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading The Making of a Royal Romance on 12 April and finished it on 15 April. ********** I read this book not because I have some [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading The Rector of Justin on 6 April and finished it on 11 April. ********** When I picked this book up, what I was searching for [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading The Russian Debutante’s Handbook on 26 March and finished it on 6 April. ********** It was pure chance that I came across this book at [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Obama’s Wars on 8 March and finished it on 24 March. ********** Not unlike Game Change, which I read earlier this year, Obama’s Wars does [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading The Wind In The Willows on 3 March and finished it on 7 March. ********** Strictly speaking, this is a re-read. I read it when [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Naked Airport on 25 February and finished it on 27 February. ********** This book is a perfect example of why I embarked on this project. [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius on 15 February and finished it on 24 February. ********** This book was recommended to me by the folks [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Franny and Zooey on 7 February and finished it on 11 February. ********** During the course of reading this book, two people, on different occasions, [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Cleopatra on 30 January and finished it on 6 February. ********** It was entirely a coincidence that in a week when Egypt passed through its [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Netherland on 24 January and finished it on 30 January. ********** Anything that helps define the particular wonderfulness of the busy city street is a [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Game Change on 18 January and finished it on 23 January. ********** Campaigning for the presidency of the United States is said to be the [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Hard Times on 13 January and finished it on 18 January. ********** It’s tough to imagine something written 157 years ago could have such relevance [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading The Road on 10 January and finished it on 13 January. ********** My ignorance of contemporary fiction was re-affirmed last week when I walked into [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading A Short History of Nearly Everything on 6 January and finished it on 10 January. ********** My connection with science is limited these days. I [...]
I have pledged to read fifty-two books in 2011, as I noted earlier. Each time I finish reading a book, I post a short review of it. I started reading Freedom on 1 January and finished it on 6 January. ********** There are few genres of writing I read less of than contemporary fiction, especially [...]
