My Reads

  •  “Writing with Fire” a film

    “Writing with Fire” a film by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh Watching a film like “Writing with Fire” is one of those reminders about how far women have yet to go in the battle for respect and equality in this world. And respect, of the deepest kind, is what I have for the women who……

  • Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

    Wingate has conjured a moving tale from the horrific headlines of yesteryear. Set during the Great Depression, it pits the rich and powerful against the poor and powerless, aided by a truly malignant force by the name of Georgia Tann. Tann was, unfortunately, a real person, and the true extent of her cruel crimes will……

  • Horse by Geraldine Brooks

    I have not read Brooks’s previous books, one of which won a Pulitzer. (Not necessarily a selling point for me.) This one I enjoyed tremendously. It is historical fiction based on real people and events, at least in the portions set in the distant past. The present-day scenes I would guess are purely fictional. Is……

  • The America Ground by Nathan Dylan Goodwin

    Goodwin is a historian, genealogist, and accomplished writer. This book is part of his Morton Farrier genealogical mystery series. The books are all set primarily in England, being as Goodwin is British. The books can be read in any order, but there is a thread through all the books pertaining to Morton’s personal life and……

  • The River by Peter Heller

    This story is set in the wilderness of sub-Hudson Bay, Canada, and involves two best friends on a late-season, multi-week canoe journey to the bay. In a sense, this is a retelling of Deliverance, a fact which is boldly stated in the narrative itself. But The River is more than just a buddy-adventure survival story.……

  • The Classics

    Last year I decided to rectify my scanty knowledge of the classics. I read a number of them in high school: Heart of Darkness by Conrad, Return of the Native by Hardy, King Lear (and other plays) by Shakespeare. Then there was the one that led to open rebellion, that I refused to finish on……

  • Hello World!

    This is my attempt to create a blog post in block editor. If you’ve been reading my Myricopia blog, you know my frustration. On this blog, I plan to do reviews of the books I’ve read (the ones I liked). Frankly, life is feeling fleeting and I don’t have time to finish bad books, much……