In “Freedom”, Franzen Does What Franzen Does
We can count on a novel by John Irving to contain wrestling, Maine, mother-issues, prep schools and morality issues du jour. With Jonathan Franzen, it’s going to be family issues. Messy, [...]
Romance, Guilt, Sex, Brutality and Compassion
I imagine I may be one of a thousand reviewers comparing Daniel Mason’s “The Winter Soldier” to E. Hemingway’s works, so I won’t linger on that aspect of the novel [...]
Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions: Travels with an NPR Correspondent by John F. Burnett
I’m friends with John Burnett and also contributed towards an upcoming on-air news story for which he interviewed me and others affected by the current divides in the US, specifically [...]
The North Water by Ian McGuire
The action is non-stop and the depths of inhumanity are quite horrible around each corner, as a psychotic crewman wreaks havoc upon anyone crossing his path.
There is a serial killer running amok in Austin, Texas!
The manhunt froze the Texas capital city in terror even as law enforcement officers and hired detectives sought clues.
