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Joe’s 2025 Year in Books
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Joe Pfeiler
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Half Italian
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It's a bronze!
Half Italian (and then some) has won a Readers' Favorite bronze award in the Nonfiction - Cultural category; I got the email this morning. So that's a big woohoo, for today.More thoughts, later. Now I'm off to my cousin's home for a Labor Day weekend pool party. Those of you who've read the book would know this Italian cousin as the one with whom I shared a warm moment, the day of my great-aun Read more of this blog post »
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I read this with my left hand elevated, a required position while recovering from hand surgery. Having seen the movie "Julie & Julia" I was pleased to learn Julia's love of France wasn't restricted to Paris, that she loved South France, too. When done ...more |
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One Is The Sun is informative as well as enjoyable. The book is rich, colorful, and drew me into a strong sense of place – nature, and what it offers. One Is The Sun also captures a place in time, the transition from one era to another. Currency exist ...more |
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| This book was my first exposure to Marcel Proust. After I read the preface I realized Jean Santeuil would normally be read after In Search of Lost Time because it’s considered by many to be Proust’s “trial run,” so to speak, for the latter. Proust’s ...more | |
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Colonel Chabert is another intense story by Balzac -- dark, gloomy (and wordy). I read the English translation by Ellen Marriage and Clara Bell, the online EBook from Project Gutenburg, which is both brilliant and difficult at times. It's difficult i ...more |
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A dreary story about a dreary futuristic time when human individuality is punishable, particularly individuality of thought. I found it hard to become interested in the dreary protagonist. Two sections are so rambling and nonsensical that I found mys ...more |
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| A collection of mostly unrelated tales, likely written more for the entertainment of children than a historical recount, with a couple of good illustrations. | |
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