Monthly Archives: April 2013

McCullough, Dennis. My Mother, Your Mother. Harper LUXE (Harper Collins) New York, 2008. NF; 9/12. This is one of a number of very good recent books on aging and care of the elderly. I’ve had the privilege of meeting and … Continue reading →

Harrison, Pamela. POEMS: Okie Chronicles (2005), Out of Silence (2009), What to Make of It (2012). David Robert/Turning Point, Cincinnati. 12/12 During high school and university English lit and since, I never took to poetry. I hate to cast myself … Continue reading →

Burn, Stephen. David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest: A Reader’s Guide. Continuum, New York 2003. Crit 12/12 I have a very bad habit: I start books and don’t finish them. But I never completely quit once I start. The result is … Continue reading →

Birnie, Lisa. In Mania’s Memory. Read Leaf, Vancouver 2010. 1/13 This is another wonderful book by someone I know. Lisa is my uncle John Koerner’s second wife, and I’ve enjoyed several wonderful conversations with the two of them. The book … Continue reading →

Lewis T, Amini F, and Lannon R.  A General Theory of Love. Vintage New York 2001. NF. 01/13 Right after Christmas, in the grey weeks of disappointment, I went into a bookstore desperate for redemption and straight in front of … Continue reading →

Meek J. The Heart Broke In. HarperCollins Toronto 2012. F; 2/13. As usual when I’m not completely captivated by fiction and am not sure why, I read a few on-line reviews of this novel, and was I guess relieved that … Continue reading →

Damasio, Antonio. The Feeling of What Happens. Harcourt (Harvest book) Orlando 1999. NF; 3/13. Finally I finished this remarkable thing. I started it quite a long time ago after having dinner with a professional philosopher, and asking him what’s going … Continue reading →

Munro, Alice. Dear Life. McClelland and Stewart Toronto 2012. F;3/13. I calculate Ms. Munro is over 80, and she looks it in the very nice picture on the dust jacket. My impression of these stories is different from the one … Continue reading →

Kidder, Tracy and Todd, Richard. Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction. Random House. 2013. NF;2/13. I alternated between annoyance and delight reading this. Annoyed because however candid and original these guys are, they are preening, so we have to endure … Continue reading →