Tag Archives: FT loves

I just loved Just My Type, a thoroughly enjoyable romp through fonts and typefaces. I also liked two family stories: The Boy in the Moon, the true and heartbreaking story of a severely handicapped boy and his dad’s quest to … Continue reading →

You all knew that 1Q84 was going to make it to this month’s list, since I already named it my book of the year, and potentially of the decade!Yes, it’s 900 pages long, yes, it’s fantasy, yes, it’s translated — … Continue reading →

This month, I loved – The Family Fang, with its oddball set of characters and twisting plot and I also liked – Maphead, an entertaining look at geography and those who love it maybe a little too much – Turn … Continue reading →

This month, I loved: Mice, a delightful, unpretentious little British mystery where murder becomes redemption Wendy and the Lost Boys, the sad biography of a complicated, lonely woman who seemed to be all success and fun Incognito, a celebration of … Continue reading →

I did not care for Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s book and now she went and won herself a Nobel Peace Prize… How indelicate of me! At least Stephanie Meyer did not win the Nobel Prize for literature. That would really bum me … Continue reading →

It’s always a little difficult to choose books for the Books of the Month post,often simply because there are many good ones and surprisingly often because I simply forget the ones I read early in the month…  Having refreshed my … Continue reading →

I guess I’ve been in a vacation mood this summer…  as I realize I simply forgot to post the “Books of the Month” for July…  and that’s not because the July reading list was disappointing. I found several gems including … Continue reading →

The harvest his month was not good, hence the plethora of half-stars I used to try to distinguish the boring from the mediocre from the really bad…  I will try not to use so many half-stars in the future; they … Continue reading →

I read a lot of bad books this month, it seems — but the good ones were really good! Limiting myself to 4, once again, I recommend two uplifting books and two more somber ones:  Triumph of the City – … Continue reading →

It’s always interesting for me to look back and revisit the books I read over a month’s time. Some I barely remember — and not always the worst of the lot either! This month, there’s one book I highly, highly … Continue reading →