Essential Reading: January
Posted by bennardfajardo on January 4, 2013 · 10 Comments
Well, it’s that time of the month again for my Essential Reading post. Before I begin the list for January, I will just point out that I made some changes to the way that I shall choose books. I will no longer be thematic in my choices and I shall only employ themes every now … Continue reading →
Filed under Books, Reading List · Tagged with Albert Camus, Alberto Manguel, Any Human Heart, Books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chess, Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, Exile and the Kingdom, Fahrenheit 451, Gilead, James Joyce, Marcel Proust, Marilynne Robinson, Paul Auster, Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Stefan Zweig, The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories, The Lemoine Affair, The New York Trilogy, Two Gallants, William Boyd
Book Lust: Christmas Edition
Posted by bennardfajardo on December 19, 2012 · 8 Comments
Christmas is just around the corner and, before I begin, I want to wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas. We just held our book club’s Christmas Party last Saturday and I was so happy to receive gifts in the form of books this year. This is actually the first time in my life … Continue reading →
Filed under Book Love, Books · Tagged with Albert Camus, Ambeth Ocampo, Book Love, Book Lust, Books, Chad Harbach, Christmas, Estremelenggoles, Exile and the Kingdom, Gilead, Jeffrey Eugenides, Marilynne Robinson, Meaning and History, My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro, Owen King, Rio Alma, The Art of Fielding, The Insanity Defense, Who Can Save Us Now, Woody Allen