The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair Some books are disconcertingly good. Why disconcertingly? It might be because, for the reader, they offer the kind of [...]
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Left, Right, and Wrong
Like many people, I find books about science and mathematics, and the existence of logical puzzles fascinating. Among the many writers who managed to [...]
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In Its Purest Form
Lolita: In Its Purest Form In a sense, all I want to say is ‘Read this book, it’s really brilliant’. As if it were [...]
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The King Must Die
The King Must Die What is the skill which allows some writers to take the familiar and represent it in such a way that [...]
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The Alchemist
DD69 - The Alchemist There is a vast literature devoted to the business of ‘finding yourself’. One way is to overcome some demanding tests, [...]
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Histories of Time
Histories of Time There are two ways we tend to think about time. One has to do with the way we cut up time, [...]
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03, 2025
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Sometimes to attempt to write about a book in just four pages is ridiculous, almost an affront to a work that demands a significant [...]
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DD65 – Remembering
The older one becomes, the more we tend to reminisce with friends about past events – both achievements and failures. Memory is tricky, in [...]
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DD64 – Love in a Cold Climate
Love in a Cold Climate Why are some books compulsive, even when they seem so out of touch with one’s everyday concerns. Nancy Mitford’s [...]
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At Play In the Fields of the Lord
At Play in the Fields of the Lord There is little more fascinating than discovering and meeting with people from another culture, especially if [...]
