Reading and Roaming
This week I have two books to recommend. One is serious and to be savored, the other fun and a quick read. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. This is a magnificent book, and that’s an adjective I seldom, if ever, use to describe a novel. Two parallel stories, two lives, one of …
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We’re discovering a wealth of culture here in Southwest Florida! The Sarasota-Bradenton area has a seemingly infinite array of music and theater opportunities. In just the past two months we’ve taken advantage of several. One Sunday November afternoon, we attended a string quartet chamber concert featuring members of the Sarasota Symphony. It turns out that this symphony, previously …
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Some years ago, I started keeping a list of most of the books I read each year just for myself with some occasional comments. I received a slew of new books for Christmas and near the end of the year purchased a few so I have an even higher stack than usual awaiting me. You …
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Although I left Berlin sometime ago, I can’t seem to leave it behind. While in London, I bought a first novel about a German couple in Berlin during the Second World War. This soldier and his “mail order” wife are on the German side ; the novel portrays the brutal conditions of the fighting on the Russian front …
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