the disappearance of Joseph Mengele by Olivier Guez
reading another novel about nazis, but this is not a romp
Tag: nazis
A Ripple From The Storm AND Landlocked by Doris Lessing (Children of violence #3 AND #4)
double-teaming more excellent doris lessing
The Boys from Brazil by Ira Levin
pacy thriller; terrible bookstore; hot summer heat
All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
war, hmmm, what *is* it good for?
Two Lives by Janet Malcolm
great literary biography but not AS GREAT as other malcolm i’ve read
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
still working too much; brief notes on celibacy as sexual practice
The End (My Struggle Book Six) by Karl Ove Knausgaard
endings are never easy
Journey To The End of the Night by Céline
accidentally read a book by a nazi
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West
Wonderful, massive, beautiful, biased.
Blitzed by Norman Ohler
Hipster military history: if you’re not cool, this isn’t for you…
But You Did Not Come Back by Marceline Loridan-Ivens
I haven’t cried this much at a book in a while. I haven’t cried this much at a non-fiction bookContinue Reading
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
I’ve been reading a massive book* since I got back from my holiday last month, and have only just reached its end.Continue Reading
Maus by Art Spiegelman
Art Spiegelman’s Maus is famous. And serious. And acclaimed. And important. And canonical. And worthy. There is very little I canContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 