Hesse's collection of anti-war essays In response to a challenge by an old friend, I recently posted these short reviews of some of my favorite novels (along with their covers) on Facebook. For followers of my blog who may need a good book and who don’t do Facebook, I republish them (without covers) here. They... Continue Reading →
Book and Movie Picks
A Quiet Moment with a Good Book I was thinking about good books to read during this dreadful time. Some find a deep dive into the reality of it somehow cathartic. Good books about the Black Death in the Middle Ages are Barbara Tuchman’s A Distant Mirror and Hermann Hesse’s novel Narcissus and Goldmund. A... Continue Reading →