RabbitReader

Random musings from a "rabid" reader. The title comes from my admiration of John Updike and his Rabbit Angstrom series.When I read a review of a book I have not read, I only read enough to get a general idea of the content. If it sounds interesting, I make a note of the review, read the book, and only then do I go back and read the review completely. I intend these short musings to convey that spirit and idea to the readers of "RabbitReader." --Chiron

Monday, February 22, 2016

The Architect's Apprentice by Elif Shafak

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One of the benefits of a book club – my club members remind us of this benefit all the time – is discovering novels, writers, non-fictio...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Uganda Be Kidding Me by Chelsea Handler

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One of my guilty pleasures was the Chelsea Handler Show.  The humor was rough, and she held nothing back in expressing her views on poli...

Slouching toward Bethlehem by Joan Didion

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Ages ago, a friend recommended Miami, an extended essay by Joan Didion.   Try as I might, I could not keep my mind on the text.   S...

Hide and Seek by Christopher Morley

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Whenever I travel, I love searching out used bookstores to ferret out hidden treasures – in my mind at least – for my library.   Over...

Some Luck by Jane Smiley

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I first read Jane Smiley when I read her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, A Thousand Acres.  This novel was a retelling of Shakesp...
Thursday, January 21, 2016

Circling the Sun by Paula McLain

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I have always viewed Africa as a place of romantic adventures.   The plains of the Serengeti, the Rift Valley, with untold treasures ...
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