A Woman is a Woman – 2/5 The issue with this collection is that it’s barely a collection. Like a lot of narrative nonfiction or that kind of blend of memoir and analysis, there’s an article here that was expanded into a book and that expansion weakens the overall book and waters down what was otherwise potentially something very good. A book is a book and this is 2-3 essays and a lot of half-formed filler. So the actual essays that form the core of […]
Stealing: Things Like That Are Bound to Happen
I was delighted to receive this book as one of my Cannonball Read 6 book exchange gifts. This book was recommended by members an old book club many moons ago, and it’s been on my mind ever sense (I confess, I was enamored by the title.) Despite the long wait, and thusly raised expectations, I was utterly fascinated. John Charles Gilkey is the titular book thief, a man who dreams of opulence but comes from humble beginnings. To attain the object of his desires, rare books, […]