WHAT I'VE BEEN READING
Comments on books from Bob Corbett
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THE YEAR 2008
- Limon, Graciela
THE DAY OF THE MOON October 2008
- Limon, Graciela
IN SEARCH OF BERNABE October 2008
- Phillips, Arthur
THE EGYPTOLOGIST September 2008
- Douglass, Frederick
NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUBLASS: AN AMERICAN SLAVE September 2008
- Drake, Paul
THE SUNLIT WHEEL September 2008
- Hotchner, A.E.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE: A NOVEL September 2008
- Maraire, J. Nozipo
ZENZELE: A LETTER FOR MY DAUGHTER September 2008
- Limon, Graciela
THE MEMORIES OF ANA CALDERON September 2008
- Hansen, Edmund E.
TEMPLE OF KOKOPELLI August 2008
- Llosa, Mario Vargas
WHO KILLED PALOMINO MOLERO? August 2008
- Barth, John
THE LAST VOYAGE OF SOMEBODY THE SAILOR August 2008
- Davies, Robertson
THE CUNNING MAN August 2008
- Garrity, Devin A., editor
THE IRISH GENIUS: 28 SHORT STORIES August 2008
- Dillmann, John
UNHOLY MATRIMONY: A TRUE STORY OF MURDER & OBSESSION July 2008
- Davies, Robertson
WORLD OF WONDERS July 2008
- Llosa, Mario Vargas
THE FEAST OF THE GOAT July 2008
- Uris, Leon and Jill
IRELAND: A TERRIBLE BEAUTY July 2008
- Moody, T.W and F.X. Martin, editors
THE COURSE OF IRISH HISTORY July 2008
- Banks, Russell
CLOUDSPLITTER June 2008
- Ingram, Ana, Jose
LADDER IN THE MOON LIGHT June 2008
- Saramago, Jose
BALTASAR AND BLIMUNDA June 2008
- Saramago, Jose
THE DOUBLE June 2008
THE YEAR 2007
THE YEAR 2006
- Kazantzakis, Nikos
REPORT TO GRECO December 2006
- McMahon, D.R.
TAP-TAP August 2006
- Paul the Apostle
THE EPISTLES OF ST. PAUL July 2006
- Douglas, Geoffrey
THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES July 2006
- Hemingway, Ernest
THE SUN ALSO RISES June 2006
- Settle, Mary Lee
BLOOD TIE May 2006
- Joyce, James
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN May 2006
- Hosseini, Khaled
THE KITE RUNNER May 2006
- Hughes, Langston,
SOMETHING IN COMMON April 2006
- Haddock, Doris
GRANNY D April 2006
- Singer, Issac Bashevis
THE SPINOZA OF MARKET STREET April 2006
- Santiago, Esmeralda
THE TURKISH LOVER March 2006
- Bernardo, Jose Raul
THE SECRET OF THE BULLS February 2006
- Thomas, Dylan
ADVENTURES IN THE SKIN TRADE February 2006
- Hemingway, Ernest
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA January 2006
- Saramago, Jose
THE CAVE January 2006
- Budhos, Marina
THE PROFESSOR OF LIGHT January 2006
THE YEAR 2005
- Lurie, Morris
SEVEN BOOKS FOR GROSSMAN December 2005
- Ferlinghetti, Lawrence
A CONEY ISLAND OF THE MIND November 2005
- Saramago, Jose
THE TALE OF THE UNKNOWN ISLAND November 2005
- Hustvedt, Siri
THE BLINDFOLD November 2005
- Hemingway, Ernest
A FAREWELL TO ARMS November 2005
- Halpern, Sue
MIGRATIONS TO SOLITUDE: THE QUESTION FOR PRIVACY IN A CROWDED WORLD November 2005
- Bissoondath, Neil
THE WORLDS WITHIN HER November 2005
- Boswell, Arthur
THE GEOGRAPHY OF DESIRE: A NOVEL October 2005
- Phillips, Arthur
PRAGUE: A NOVEL October 2005
- Kempadoo, Oonya
BUXTON SPICE October 2005
- Rush, Norman
MATING October 2005
- Hrabal, Bohumil
TOO LOUD A SILENCE October 2005
- Fuentes, Carlos.
THE HYDRA HEAD October 2005
- Novas, Himilce.
MANGOS, BANANAS AND COCONUTS: A CUBAN LOVE STORY October 2005
- Brown, Dan.
THE DA VINCI CODE September 2005
- Hellenga, Robert.
THE SIXTEEN PLEASURES September 2005
- Davies, Robertson.
THE MANTICORE September 2005
- Lamb, F. Bruce.
WIZARD OF THE UPPER AMAZON September 2005
- Stollman, Aryeh Lev.
THE ILLUMINATED SOUL September 2005
- Placide, Jaira.
FRESH GIRL August 2005
- Bontemps, Arna and Langston Hughes.
POPO AND FIFINA August 2005
- Malouf, David. REMEMBERING BABYLON August 2005
- Hemon, Aleksandar. THE QUESTION OF BRUNO July 2005
- Turnbull, Wally R. HIDDEN MEANINGS July 2005
- Brooks, Geraldine. YEAR OF WONDERS June 2005
- Brown, Gordon. TOUSSAINT'S CLAUSE: THE FOUNDING FATHERS AND THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION June 2005
- Marwitz, Peter. BLACK MAPLE May 2005
- Moyano, Daniel. THE DEVIL'S TRILL May 2005
- Segal, Susan. ARIA May 2005
- Moore, Brian. THE STATEMENT April 2005
- Doyle, Roddy. A STAR CALLED HENRY April 2005
- Winchester, Simon. THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN March 2005
- Boff, Leonardo. SAINT FRANCIS: A MODEL FOR HUMAN LIBERATION January 2005
- Kazantzakis, Nikos. SAINT FRANCIS January 2005
THE YEAR 2004
- Tuttle, Sarah. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ISLAND OF HAYTI December 2004
- Bryant, Dorothy. A DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO December 2004
- Patchett, Ann. BEL CANTO December 2004
- Deane, Seamus. READING IN THE DARK December 2004
- McCormmach, Russell. NIGHT THOUGHTS OF A CLASSICAL PHYSICIST December 2004
- Eco, Umberto. THE ISLAND OF THE DAY BEFORE November 2004
- Collins, Warwick. THE RATIONALIST November 2004
- Brooke, Gabriela. THE WORDS OF BERNFRIEDA November 2004
- Andahazi, Federico. THE ANATOMIST October 2004
- Moore, Brian. LIES OF SILENCE October 2004
- Bell, Madison Smartt. THE STONE THE BUILDER REFUSED October 2004
- Davies, Robertson. FIFTH BUSINESS September 2004
- Horsley, Kate. CONFESSIONS OF A PAGAN NUN August 2004
- Anonymous. HIRAM BIRDSEED AT THE ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR July 2004
- Singer, Issac Bashevis. THE MAGICIAN OF LUBLIN July 2004
- Marai, Sandor. EMBERS July 2004
- Anonymous. FOREST PARK AND ITS HISTORY June 2004
- Loughlin, Caroline and Catherine Anderson. FOREST PARK June 2004
- Baldwin, James. GIOVANNI'S ROOM June 2004
- Lindgren, Torgny. IN PRAISE OF TRUTH May 2004
- Banville, John. THE UNTOUCHABLE May 2004
- Saramago, Jose. ALL THE NAMES April 2004
- Danticat, Edwidge. THE DEW BREAKER March 2004
- Hochschild, Adam. KING LEOPOLD'S GHOST March 2004
- Pirenne, Henri. MOHAMMED AND CHARLEMAGNE February 2004
- Hynes, James. THE WILD COLONIAL BOY February 2004
- Normal, Howard. THE MUSEUM GUARD February 2004
- Kraus, Karl. IN THESE TIMES February 2004
- Szasz, Thomas. KARL KRAUS AND THE SOUL-DOCTORS January 2004
- Janik, Allan and Stephen Toulmin. WITTGENSTEIN'S VIENNA January 2004
- Scherzinger, Helen. LETTERS FROM DOGTOWN January 2004
- Davies, Robertson. THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS January 2004
THE YEAR 2003
- Edmounds, David and John Eidinow. WITTGENSTEIN'S POKER December 2003
- Hegi, Ursula. FLOATING IN MY MOTHER'S PALM December 2003
- Neville, Katherine. THE EIGHT December 2003
- Llosa, Mario Vargas. IN PRAISE OF THE STEPMOTHER November 2003
- Tekin, Latife. TALES FROM THE GARBAGE HILLS November 2003
- Alexis, Jacques Stephen. GENERAL SUN, MY BROTHER November 2003
- Boernstein, Henry. THE MYSTERIES OF ST. LOUIS November 2003
- West, Nathanel. THE DAY OF THE LOCUST October 2003
- Cliff, Michelle. ABENG October 2003
- Haasse, Hella. THE SCARLET CITY October 2003
- McEwan, Ian. AMSTERDAM October 2003
- Naylor, Gloria. BAILEY'S CAFE September 2003
- Borges, Jorge Luis. LABYRINTHS September 2003
- Banville, John. THE NEWTON LETTER September 2003
- Camus, Albert. THE FALL June 2003
- Bree, Germaine, editor. CAMUS: A COLLECTION OF CRITICAL ESSAYS June 2003
- O'Faolain, Nuala. MY DREAM OF YOU May 2003
- Okely, Judith. SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR May 2003
- Hariss, Mark. LYING IN BED April 2003
- Banville, JOhn. THE BOOK OF EVIDENCE April 2003
- Pym, Barbara. AN ACADEMIC QUESTION March 2003
- Maitbag, Eugenio. HAITIAN-DOMINICAN COUNTERPOINT:
NATION, STATE AND RACE IN HISPANIOLA January 2003
THE YEAR 2002
- Mauriac, Francois. THE LAMB November 2002
- Kadohata, Cynthia. THE FLOATING WORLD November 2002
- Ayala, Francisco. USURPERS November 2002
- Wolff, Robert Paul, Barrington Moore, Jr. and Herbert Marcuse. A CRITIQUE OF PURE TOLERANCE November 2002
- Mayle, Peter. CHASING CEZANNE November 2002
- Gibbons, Kaye. CHARMS FOR THE EASY LIFE November 2002
- Tapon, Phillippe. THE MISTRESS November 2002
- Apollon, Marlene Rigaud. HAITIAN ART TRIVIA and HAITI TRIVIA October 2002
- Alexis, Jacques Stephen. IN THE FLICKER OF AN EYELID October 2002
- Fatton, Robert. HAITI'S PREDATORY REPUBLIC October 2002
- Smith, Jennie M. WHEN THE HANDS ARE MANY: COMMINTY ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN RURAL HAITI October 2002
- Rahill, Guitele Jeudy. VIOLATED October 2002
- Davies, Robertson. WHAT'S BRED IN THE BONE October 2002
- Davies, Robertson. THE REBEL ANGELS October 2002
- Duras, Marguerite. L'AMANTE ANGLAISE September 2002
- Devlin, Anne. THE WAY-PAVER September 2002
- Gray, Francine Du Plessix. LOVERS AND TYRANTS September 2002
- O'Faolain, Nuala. ARE YOU SOMEBODY August 2002
- Banks, Russell. RULE OF THE BONE August 2002
- Quinonez, Ernesto. BODEGA DREAMS August 2002
- Baricco, Alessandro. SILK May 2002
- Singer, Issac Bashevis. THE PENITENT May 2002
- Wilson, Colin. THE MIND PARASITES May 2002
- Carr, J.L. A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY May 2002
- Maraini, Dacia. ISOLINA April 2002
- Donoghue, Emma. SLAMMERKIN April 2002
- Ludlum, Robert. THE SIGMA PROTOCOL April 2002
- Ozakin, Aysel. PRIZEGIVING April 2002
- Arthur, Charles. HAITI: A GUIDE TO THE PEOPLE, POLITICS AND CULTURE March 2002
- Hoffmann, Leon-Francois. HAITIAN FICTION REVISITED March 2002
- Orwell, George. DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON March 2002
- Danticat, Edwidge, Editor. THE BUTTERFLY'S WAY: VOICES FROM THE HAITIAN DIASPORA IN THE UNITED STATES March 2002
- Merton, Thomas. THE STRANGER: POVERTY OF AN ANTI-HERO March 2002
- Miller, Frances. "TANTE": THE DARING DECADES March 2002
- Baines, Elizabeth. BODY PARTS March 2002
- Castedo, Elena. PARADISE February 2002
- Ferriss, Lucy. AGAINST GRAVITY February 2002
- Markson, David. THIS IS NOT A NOVEL February 2002
- Doctorov, E.L. THE WATERWORKS February 2002
- Garcia, Cristina. DREAMING IN CUBAN February 2002
- Hamann, Brigitte. HITLER'S VIENNA: A DICTATOR'S APPRENTICESHIP February 2002
- Schnitzler, Arthur. BEATRICE February 2002
- Kierkegaard, Soren. FEAR AND TREMBLING February 2002
- Silone, Ignazio. BREAD AND WINE February 2002
- Palamas, Kostos. ROYAL BLOSSOM or TRISEVYENE January 2002
- Montero, Mayra. THE RED OF HIS SHADOW January 2002
- Bernhard, Thomas. EXTINCTION January 2002
- Dash, J. Michael. CULTURE AND CUSTOMS OF HAITI January 2002
- Gordon, Leah. THE BOOK OF VODOU: CHARMS AND RITUALS TO EMPOWER YOUR LIFE January 2002
THE YEAR 2001
- Parker, Thomas Trebitsch. ANNA ANN ANNIE December 2001
- Silone, Ignazio. FONTAMARA December 2001
- Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. NO ONE WRITES TO THE COLONEL December 2001
- Kafka, Franz. AMERIKA December 2001
- Hesse, Hermann. STEPPENWOLF December 2001
- Winterson, Jeanette. THE PASSION November 2001
- Powers, Charles T. IN THE MEMORY OF THE FOREST November 2001
- Thornton, Lawrence. IMAGINING ARGENTINA October 2001
- Kundera, Milan. THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING October 2001
- Llosa, Mario Vargas. DEATH IN THE ANDES October 2001
- Kazantzakis, Nikos. ZORBA THE GREEK October 2001
- Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. CHRONICLE OF A DEATH FORETOLD October 2001
- McEwan, Ian. THE INNOCENT October 2001
- Saramago, Jose. BLINDNESS October 2001
- Saramago, Jose. THE HISTORY OF THE SIEGE OF LISBON August 2001
- Hollingdale, R.J. NIETZSCHE THE MAN AND HIS PHILOSOPHY July 2001
- Bernhard, Thomas. ON THE MOUNTAIN July 2001
- Camus, Albert. A HAPPY DEATH July 2001
- Bernhard, Thomas. WOODCUTTERS July 2001
- Brock Hermann.THE ANARCHIST June 2001
- Brock, Hermann.THE ROMANTIC May 2001
- Veronese, David. JANA May 2001
- Jelinek, Elfriede. THE PIANO TEACHER May 2001
- Thoene, Bodie. VIENNA PRELUDE May 2001
- Saramago, Jose. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS CHRIST May 2001. Followed by discussion
with LJ Lindhurst and a review from Bob Galloway.
- Schorske, Carl. FIN-DE-SIECLE VIENNA: POLITICS AND CULTURE May 2001
- Roth, Joseph. THE STRING OF PEARLS April 2001
- Bernhard, Thomas. CONCRETE April 2001
- Bernhard, Thomas. WITTGENSTEIN'S NEPHEW April 2001
- Schnitzler, Arthur. THE ROAD TO THE OPEN April 2001
- Freud, Sigmund. CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS April 2001
- Salinger, Steven D. WHITE DARKNESS March 2001
- Fitzgerald, Penelope. THE BLUE FLOWER March 2001
- Boll, Heinrich. CHILDREN ARE CITIZENS TOO March 2001
- Duncker, Patricia. HALLUCINATING FOUCAULT February 2001
- Hofmann, Paul. THE SPELL OF THE VIENNA WOODS: INSPIRATION AND INFLUENCE FROM BEETHOVEN TO KAFKA February 2001
- Schnitzler, Arthur. VIENNA 1900: GAMES WITH LOVE AND DEATH January 2001
- Schnitzler, Arthur. LIEUTENANT GUSTL January 2001
- Bernhard, Thomas. CORRECTION January 2001
THE YEAR 2000
- Jelinek, Elfriede. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL TIMES September 2000
- Achebe, Chinua. THINGS FALL APART September 2000
- Johnson, Diane. PERSIAN NIGHTS August 2000
- Goldstein, Rebecca. THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM August 2000
- Mahfouz, Nagub. ADRIFT ON THE NILE August 2000
- Schlink, Bernhard. THE READER July 2000
- Podhoretz, Norman. EX-FRIENDS July 2000
- Constantini, Humberto. THE LONG NIGHT OF FRANCISCO SANCTIS March 2000
- Chedid, Andree. THE RETURN TO BEIRUT March 2000
- Fitzpatrick, Nina. THE LOVES OF FAUSTYNA March 2000. A novel
of the collapse of Communist Poland, but perhaps the mystery surrounding the author is more interesting than the wonderful book itself.
- Drabble, Margaret. THE GATES OF IVORY. March 2000. A curious novel that
teases on to think it will be about Cambodia and Pol Pot, but is really a sort of Livingstone/Stanley story of a friend hunting a lost (and actually dead) author friend who
disappeared in Cambodia in 1983.
JULY AND AUGUST 1999
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