Archive for January 16th, 2008

As usual, I’m several years behind the book club curve, but I finally got around to Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner over break. It’s a definite must read in these times. The well drawn characters of Baba and Hassan, and riveting, painful scenes move the novel along, but what was most compelling to... more »

Catching up with the classics, and with my daughter and her AP English class, I read Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness over break, too. What can I say, except perhaps, “Oh! The horror!” I remember reading Moby Dick a few years back and feeling the same way. I’m glad I read it,... more »