Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons – a review
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have a slew of adjectives to use to describe my experience of cramming this 900+ page book down in just 8 days of reading. The very first one...
View ArticleCloud Atlas by David Mitchell – a review
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell My rating: 5 of 5 stars I had been meaning to read this book since about 2005 when I saw it on the shelf at my local public library. I looked it over at that time and...
View ArticleDeath and Mr. Pickwick by Stephen Jarvis – a review
Death and Mr. Pickwick by Stephen Jarvis My rating: 5 of 5 stars A 5-Star rating is something I try not to give too often. However, in the case of this book, I’m going to have to do just that; mostly...
View ArticleTechnology and Its Negative Effects on the Psyche
In psychology, the psyche/ˈsaɪki/ is the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious.[1] Many thinkers, including Carl Jung, also include in this definition the overlap and tension between...
View ArticlePBS American Experience – Aired March 28, 2023
This is just a quickie posting here, folks. I wanted to alert my three readers that there was a very interesting episode of American Experience on PBS last night. You can watch it any time by visiting...
View ArticleEvery Moment…
I woke this morning with an old tune playing away in my head. That’s not an unusual thing for me; I often wake to music. This particular song was an earworm the entire morning until I had the chance to...
View ArticleThe Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles – a Review
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 See those five stars up above there? I often say that I try to not give a book a 5-Star review unless it’s made quite an impression on me. Well, I was about a third of the way through this book a...
View ArticleRiders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors by John Densmore...
Riders on the Storm: My Life with Jim Morrison and the Doors by John Densmore My rating: 4 of 5 stars Damn! And I thought The Band had a story to tell. Densmore’s reminiscences about The Doors, the...
View ArticleJ.F.K. and Vietnam by John M. Newman – a review
JFK and Vietnam: Deception, Intrigue, and the Struggle for Power by John M. Newman My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was one HELLUVA book. I’ve had this on a shelf in my house for quite a few years. I...
View ArticleAnd a Hard Rain Fell: A Gi’s True Story of the War in Vietnam by John Ketwig...
This review is just going to be some comments I made about it on the Diaspora Social Network this past week or so… ___ In the last 45 years or so, I’ve read MANY books on this event/era; some written...
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