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	The Battle of the Bard: Shakespeare on US Radio in 1937 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakespeare Scholars in Conversation: Interviews with 24 Leading Experts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael P. rated a book it was amazing Shakespeare's Players (The Shakespeare Library) by Wendy Greenhill	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a superb if very brief introduction to the players, theaters, and the way theaters were organized in Shakespeare's England. ...more
Dec 07, 2025 03:33PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing The Hard Problem by Tom Stoppard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What is consciousness and how does it work? Tom Stoppard dramatically asks hard questions about the hard problem.
Dec 05, 2025 08:56PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book really liked it Arcadia by Tom Stoppard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael P. rated a book it was amazing Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Rarely have I found a book that made me so sad to be this beautiful.
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Michael P. rated a book really liked it Superman: Son of Kal-El, Vol. 3: Battle for Gamorra by Tom Taylor (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The conclusion of Tom Taylor's terrific Jon Kent story. ...more
Nov 24, 2025 09:47AM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The story of an area of land and the generations who live there. The difficulty with a book in which each chapter tells the story of a different family or person across time is giving that story a satisfactory ending. Steinbeck gives it a satisfactor ...more
Nov 22, 2025 09:54PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing Art by Yasmina Reza	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A terrific performance of a play that in some way got me to change my life. I suspect that Ms. Reza would not approve of that.
Nov 13, 2025 10:00PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing An Elizabethan Song Book: Lute Songs: Madrigals & Rounds by W.H. Auden	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You do not read this book for the lyrics, which vary in quality, but for the mostly original musical settings for those lyrics. This brings a new dimension for those of us who study the poetry of this era.
Nov 12, 2025 10:43AM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book liked it The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I am two minds about this play. My first mind does not like mocking well-intended people trying to do the right thing. My other mind realizes these shallow clowns are ripe for mocking. Not sure how I feel.
Nov 11, 2025 09:17PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing The Living Room by Graham Greene	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Superb production of a very interesting play.
Nov 09, 2025 10:08PM · like · see review

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“I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.”
― Amy Sedaris, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence

tags: alone, being-alone, self-knowledge

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