Monthly Archives: August 2023

Blood Meridian. Cormac McCarthy.

McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian. Random House, New York, 1985. F; 8/23. I have to count this violent monster among the Big Books of my experience. The list would include Infinite Jest, A Book of Memories, some of Murakami’s and Nabokov’s … Continue reading

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The School of Life: An Emotional Education. Alain de Botton.

De Botton, Alain. The School of Life: An Emotional Education. School of Life, London 2019. NF; 8/23. One of my favourite authors is at it again. From googling I see that de Botton with others has started this “School of … Continue reading

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