Category Archives: Book Reviews

Resolutions Update – Novel Recommendations Included

Posted on May 12, 2013 by RG

Having just read a flurry of books while on my flights to and from DFW, I decided to do a mid-year-ish report on my new years resolutions (one of which included to read lots of books).  Lest I forget what … Continue reading →

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Excerpts from “Blue Nights” and My Own As-Yet-Unwritten Memoir

Posted on March 21, 2013 by RG

Joan Didion wrote “The Year of Magical Thinking” after her husband, John Dunne, died of a heart attack at the dinner table, and her daughter, Quintana Roo, collapsed into a serious illness from which no doctor could retrieve her for … Continue reading →

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sweet salty kate made me do it

Posted on October 17, 2009 by RG

1)  You are facing an epic journey. You may choose one companion, one tool and one vehicle from any book or film to accompany you. Or just one of the three. It’s up to you. What do you choose? Samwise … Continue reading →

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Having Faith by Sandra Steingraber

Posted on August 10, 2008 by RG

It’s hard for me to review this book, for two reasons.  Reason number one – my kid is crying for my attention right now.  Reason number two – I’m still trying to figure out what the book means to me, … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Guards! Guards!

Posted on June 27, 2007 by RG

Terry Pratchett is officially a fantasy writer, but is more a Jonathan Swift than an Anne McCaffrey.  Which is to say, his books got BITE.  Pratchett’s Discworld series are the only ones I’ve read – they make up the bulk of his … Continue reading →

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