By J. Ryan Stradal
This is another book I picked up solely based on the cover. It's so beautiful and inviting, and clearly says: this is about women and food. In fact, I was a bit disappointed when I found out the author is not a woman. But my disappointment dissolved as I kept reading. Each chapter is told from someone else's perspective. Sometimes years apart. But there are a couple of common threads: one is food, of course, and the other is a character, Eva, whose story this is after all. Though each chapter has its own hero. In the last chapter, most of them come together, sort of. [312 pp.]
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Saturday, February 23, 2019
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Henderson the Rain King
By Saul Bellow
The story of Henderson, who, despite his age, still has some coming-of-age to do. And despite his riches and formidable physique, is very restless. This restlessness brings him to Africa, where he becomes the Rain King of a tribe that is quite secluded from the West, yet he befriends their leader, who has quite extensive Western education.
This book took me a long time to complete. I started it before leaving to Israel, whereupon I had to return it to the library, because someone had reserved the only copy of it they have. When I came back, I had to wait until the book is returned by the other people who had reserved it, so it was at least 6 weeks in between reading the first 100 pages and the rest. [330 pp.]
Link to book.
The story of Henderson, who, despite his age, still has some coming-of-age to do. And despite his riches and formidable physique, is very restless. This restlessness brings him to Africa, where he becomes the Rain King of a tribe that is quite secluded from the West, yet he befriends their leader, who has quite extensive Western education.
This book took me a long time to complete. I started it before leaving to Israel, whereupon I had to return it to the library, because someone had reserved the only copy of it they have. When I came back, I had to wait until the book is returned by the other people who had reserved it, so it was at least 6 weeks in between reading the first 100 pages and the rest. [330 pp.]
Link to book.
Death Comes to the Archbishop
By Willa Cather
I don't believe I didn't put it down in here when I finished reading it! It was a few months ago...
Anyway, unlike most of her other novels I read, this book is not about women, but rather men. Old religious men. Well, I guess they weren't always old. It was interesting nonetheless. It has beautiful descriptions of the New Mexico, which I am not completely familiar with, especially not the way it looked back then, in the 19th century. It also has interesting characters and stories of their lives, which are somewhat based on the actual lives of the main two characters. [297 pp.]
Link to book.
I don't believe I didn't put it down in here when I finished reading it! It was a few months ago...
Anyway, unlike most of her other novels I read, this book is not about women, but rather men. Old religious men. Well, I guess they weren't always old. It was interesting nonetheless. It has beautiful descriptions of the New Mexico, which I am not completely familiar with, especially not the way it looked back then, in the 19th century. It also has interesting characters and stories of their lives, which are somewhat based on the actual lives of the main two characters. [297 pp.]
Link to book.
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