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In the tradition of Ramana Maharshi, Krishnamurti, Spira, Packer, Wilber, and others, Singer is clear and uses some vivid metaphors here that have the potential to open eyes and souls.

A short, cursory run through Bob's life. Meh.

Interesting, especially about Richard and Mimi. And even a cameo or two from Pynchon! A true Bob enthusiast won't learn much new here though.

One of the more astute Bob books, aided and abetted by Dalton's gonzo rock n roll writing style (something like if Lester Bangs had written a sustained boo k on Dylan). Does at good a job as any book at getting at the enigma. And Bob remains as enigmatic at the end as he does in the Chapter 1.

Hmmm...

I wanted to give this version another try, and find myself liking the it's playfully American use of rhyme/meter more this time around. Maybe I'm going soft with age. Then again, I've never really met a version of Lao Tzu that I didn't like at least some aspects of.

Decided to give this one another chance/read, and enjoyed her "versions" much more this time around. Still lean Jane English/Stephen Mitchell/Red Pine, but I've never really met a translation of the Tao that didn't offer something....

Profound, simple beauty, lovingly translated by Stryk with an excellent introduction and helpful notes.

Little more than a pamphlet, that devolves into proselytizing for the Ramakrishna order. This does contain some good basics of Vedanta, but starting with a good translation of the Gita would stand one in better stead.

Interesting, witty, helpful.

A great companion for the first (or second or third) time reader of Ulysses.

As part of my personal JJ project, I'm rereading this greatest of literary biographies, taking breaks to read all of Joyce's writings as I get to the appropriate points in his life.
What larks!

Silly.