Monthly Archives: January 2018

Reading Recap: Some of the Most Interesting People I Met Last Year.

Posted on January 27, 2018 by polloplayer

I traveled seven centuries to make some new acquaintances in my 2017 reading. A dozen biographies, memoirs and historical portraits illuminated my tiny canon of knowledge of history, art, politics and literature. Some of these books were a bit like … Continue reading →

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Reading Recap: ten books I wish someone else had read.

Posted on January 20, 2018 by polloplayer

It’s not them, it’s me. Books that everyone loves but me. Books that are hyped, heralded; even a couple of classics among them. How dare I not like them? Collectively, they represent a couple of months of my reading year … Continue reading →

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I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain.

Posted on January 13, 2018 by polloplayer

I’m so sorry, but must pause the reading recap, slip a bookmark in it until next week. Because this is a week of grieving in my community, and to the extent that a blog is a sort of ship’s log, … Continue reading →

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Reading Recap: A High Point and Some Lows

Posted on January 6, 2018 by polloplayer

Another year has passed without turning on the television. Not even once. We just can’t seem to do it, sinking into our books every evening while the remote gathers dust. I believe the CE may have read 100 books this … Continue reading →

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