Category: Books

Review of The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara Originally published on Goodreads on January 27th, 2023. ★★★★★ Guevara is a fantastic writer – there’s no doubt that his charisma was not solely a live quality. The diaries begin in anticipation and excitement and end in the weight of knowledge and the world on his… Continue reading The Motorcycle Diaries

Review of Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner Originally published on Goodreads on December 30th, 2022 ★★★★★ Lolly Willowes is delicious and near sadistic in its espousal of freedom from society, family, religion – or in a word, obligation. This is a book for the burdened to be reminded that burdens are not always noble… Continue reading Lolly Willowes

Review of Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Originally published on Goodreads on December 22nd, 2022 ★★★★★ I admire good profile writing, but good profile writers have a tendency to have us love and root for the profilee, even when they’re not so purely saintly. I say this first because McCandless’ story appeals to me.… Continue reading Into the Wild

Review of East of Eden by John Steinbeck Originally published on Goodreads on December 12th, 2022 ★★★★☆ Edit 2 days later… I don’t think I liked how the ending went and it’s completely soured my impression of the story. Which is a shame bc I enjoyed reading so much of it! Still worth reading and… Continue reading East of Eden

Review of The Voices of Marrakesh by Elias Canetti Originally published on Goodreads on July 28th, 2022 ★★★★★ Canetti had a very different experience of Marrakech than the one I had – especially since some 5/6 decades passed between our two visits – but I think a lot of the feelings were shared. It was… Continue reading The Voices of Marrakesh