Month: April 2018

Jim Harrison’s Legends of the Fall is something I’ve wanted to read for a while now. I knew vaguely of him before I lived briefly in Michigan but a guy I met up there was a huge fan. He lent me several of his books to read and they were all really good. While browsing… Read more Legends of the Fall

New York 2140 was nominated for a Hugo this year. I thought it might be fun to read all of the nominees and this was the first one I choose. I’ve not read any of Kim Stanley Robinson’s other books, like the Mars trilogy, but have wanted to for a long while now. This seemed… Read more New York 2140

Grant by Ron Chernow makes a really strong argument that President Grant has been vastly underrated as both a general and president. Partly because of an outdated understanding of alcoholism. He certainly seemed to be suffering from it. The old adage one drink is too many two’s not enough seemed to apply to him. He… Read more Grant