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Book review: Bridge to Terabithia

words and images Posted on July 22, 2017 by dlschirfJanuary 17, 2019

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. New York, NY: HaperCollins Children’s Books. 2003. 176 pages. If there was one thing I loved about school, it was the Scholastic Book Club. I’m not exaggerating when I say getting the Scholastic catalog … Continue reading →

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Book review: Thirty Indian Legends of Canada

words and images Posted on July 6, 2017 by dlschirfJanuary 17, 2019

Thirty Indian Legends of Canada by Margaret Bemister. Illustrations by Douglas Tait. Vancouver, British Columbia: Douglas & McIntyre. 1997. 160 pages. In her preface to Thirty Indian Legends of Canada, dated September 15, 1912, from Winnipeg, Margaret Bemister notes that … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Book Reviews, Books | Tagged anthology, fiction, Margaret Bemister, native american, short fiction | Leave a reply

Book review: The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring

words and images Posted on November 3, 2016 by dlschirfJanuary 17, 2019

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston. New York: Random House. 2007. 320 pages. In The Wild Trees, Richard Preston delves into the lives of giant trees, primarily coast redwoods, and some of the people … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Book Reviews, Books | Tagged natural history, nature, nonfiction, Richard Preston | Leave a reply

Book review: The Return of Martin Guerre

words and images Posted on November 15, 2015 by dlschirfJanuary 17, 2019

The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1983. 176 pages. In today’s science-based world, where simple DNA tests can help free the innocent on Death Row, the story of Martin Guerre might have … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Book Reviews, Books | Tagged european history, history, Natalie Zemon Davis, nonfiction | Leave a reply

Book review: A War Like No Other

words and images Posted on September 13, 2015 by dlschirfJanuary 17, 2019

A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans Fought the Peloponnesian War. New York: Random House. 2006. 416 pages. In my 50+ years on Earth, I’ve lived through the middle and end of the Cold War, nuclear proliferation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Book Reviews, Books | Tagged european history, history, nonfiction, Victor Davis Hanson | 2 Replies

Book review: The Last Witchfinder: A Novel

words and images Posted on August 19, 2012 by dlschirfJanuary 17, 2019

The Last Witchfinder: A Novel by James Morrow. New York: Harper Perennial. 2007. 560 pages. The last dodo. The last passenger pigeon. The last wilderness. The last fill-in-the-blank usually evokes a sense of sadness, loss, and finality. The Last Witchfinder, … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Books | Tagged fiction, historical fiction, james morrow, novel | Leave a reply

Book review: Hungry for the World: A Memoir

words and images Posted on July 8, 2012 by dlschirfJanuary 17, 2019

Hungry for the World: A Memoir by Kim Barnes. New York: Anchor Books. 2001. 256 pages. It takes a certain amount of ego to write a memoir, especially if your life hasn’t been influential or extraordinary. Kim Barnes may have … Continue reading →

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Book review: The Rapture of Canaan

words and images Posted on December 3, 2011 by dlschirfDecember 17, 2018

The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds. Highly recommended. In The Rapture of Canaan, Sheri Reynolds creates two memorable characters, each of whom in turn creates God in his/her own image. The first is Grandpa Herman Langston. After surviving a war that his … Continue reading →

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Book review: Portnoy’s Complaint

words and images Posted on November 16, 2011 by dlschirfJanuary 12, 2019

Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth. Recommended. Combination lengthy kvetch and documentation of a fictional psychiatric disorder, Portnoy’s Complaint addresses the narrator’s life as a first-generation American Jew and an oversexed male. As both, Alexander Portnoy is unable to reconcile his desire for the American … Continue reading →

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Book review: Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex

words and images Posted on November 15, 2011 by dlschirfJuly 2, 2018

Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex edited by Melvin Jules Bukiet. Recommended. “Witness the people of the book, in bed.” Thus editor Melvin Jules Bukiet invites the reader into the intimacies of Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex. In this collection, everyone from Saul Bellow, … Continue reading →

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