The Muralist (Book Review)
Set among historical abstract expressionists before their fame, and examining why it was so hard for Jews to immigrate to the US…
Books
Firefly Lane (Book Review)
I’m ambivalent about this one and not recommending it. I’m glad to move on to something else.
Mill Town (Book Review)
This is an important book about environmental destruction; it is an intense but necessary read.
Lady of Quality (Book Review)
With sparkling wit, vivid characters, and a satisfying ending, this short read was a highly entertaining romp.
The Wizard and the Prophet (Book Review)
This is a remarkable book on the history of environmentalism from two diametrically opposite perspectives.
The Nature of Fragile Things (Book Review)
Both historical fiction and mystery, this compelling story is of a mail order bride facing survival after the San Francisco fire of 1906.
How to Be an Antiracist (Book Review with Quotes)
This book clarifies some terms and helps the reader start on the path out of denial.
The Woman Who Heard Color (Book Review)
This book is about the woman who Hitler recruited to deal with all the “degenerate art” which included everything from Van Gogh to whatever was more modern.
The Luminous Web (Book Review with Quotes)
In this wonderful book, an Episcopal priest explores the connections between science and religion.
Landscape Painting Now (Book Review with Painting Photos)
it was good to see a book on modern landscape painting that takes the genre seriously by serious artists, and as a still relevant topic for living professional painters.
My Birthday 2021
These ongoing trips around the sun are such a privilege. Thank you for traveling with me!
Untamed (Book Review)
This book is about becoming who you are as opposed to who the world has told you to be.
The Vanishing Half (Book Review)
The story explores the concept of identity, through all its characters, but predominantly via twins, which separate, one living as black and the other “passing” as white.
Landscape Painting Inside and Out (Book Review)
I took copious notes from this thorough book and have copied them down here, both for my reference and yours.
A Woman of No Importance (Book Review)
Wow. Here’s a story of WWII’s most dangerous spy. She was a handicapped woman!
Reading Challenge for 2021
Join me in this and let’s have fun reading and recommending books to each other!
Books We Got and Gave for Christmas
Here are the books we got and gave for Christmas this year. How about you?