Tag Archives: American Literature

On the banks of the Hudson, with Echoes of Wellesley

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Beth Parks Aronson

I have leap-frogged over a couple of reviews to discuss this one, because I found myself composing this post in the time remaining in my commute after the novel stopped playing. Something in Leah Hager Cohen’s writing made me … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Orange, Other Prizes | Tagged American Literature, books, Explo, Exploration Summer Program, Leah Hager Cohen, New York, The Grief of Others | Leave a comment

DC, Addis Ababa, North Dakota, and Illinois

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’ve been having a lovely time reading, but haven’t been so good at catching you all up on my progress. This review features 4 recent reads, titles A-D for the alphabet challenge I doubt I can finish by year end. … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the US 2013, Around the World 2013, Books, Other Prizes | Tagged Abraham Verghese, African American literature, All Aunt Hagar's Children, Alphabonkers, American Literature, Around the US in Books, Around the World in Books, Big Rock Candy Mountain, books, Cutting for Stone, DC, Divergent, dystopian fiction, Edward P. Jones, Ethiopia, Illinois, ND, Veronica Roth, Wallace Stegner, Washington, YA | 1 Comment

In the South Pacific with Some Great Sailors and a Jerk of a Captain

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I knocked off the Marshall Islands and Hawaii with a great Pulitzer winner this week. Hated to see this one end. I love when books make me search Google–this time it was to look at images of the ships my … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the US 2013, Around the World 2013, Books, Pulitzer Prize | Tagged American Literature, Around the US in Books, Around the World in Books, books, Herman Wouk, Marshall Islands, North America, Oceania, Pulitzer Prize, The Caine Mutiny, USA | 1 Comment

Closing in on the End of Author Alphabet

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’m racing along to the end of the alphabet, trying to get at least the authors done before the end of the year. The end is in sight, and in most cases, I’ve been able to meet some other goals … Continue reading →

Posted in 1001 Books, Around the US 2013, Booker, Books, Mystery/Thriller, Other Prizes | Tagged 1001 Books, Alphabonkers, American Literature, Around the World in Books, Booker Prize, books, Europe, Felicia's Journey, God Bless you Mr. Rosewater, John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut, North America, Rabbit Run, USA, William Trevor | Leave a comment

Scared Out of My Snowshoes in Colorado

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I haven’t been scared of a lot of movies, but “The Shining” freaked me out pretty well. That meant that when I went to pick up the novel, it took me awhile to get going, since I kept saying to … Continue reading →

Posted in 1001 Books, Around the US 2013, Books, Mystery/Thriller | Tagged 1001 Books, American Literature, Around the US in Books, books, Colorado, North America, Stephen King, The Shining, USA | 4 Comments

From Poland with Love

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I just spent some time traveling between NYC, Poland, and Chile with Nicole Krauss’s The History of Love. A friend saw that I had read it and said that he read it for a book group and was pretty sure … Continue reading →

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Accidentally Still in Mississippi

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

Ok, so I picked my G author book because although it is not on the 1001 list, it is a Pulitzer winner and Wikipedia said it was set in Alabama, so it was going to help with my Around the … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the US 2013, Books, Pulitzer Prize | Tagged American Literature, Around the US in Books, books, Mississippi, North America, Pulitzer Prize, Shirely Ann Grau, The Keepers of the House, USA | 2 Comments

Letting Prose Wash Over Me in Mississippi

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

So I braved more Faulkner for my Mississippi read and was not sure at first that it was a good idea, but I have been converted. The Sound and the Fury will never truly be my friend, but one of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1001 Books, Around the US 2013, Books, Nobel | Tagged 1001 Books, Absalom, American Literature, Around the US in Books, books, Mississippi, Nobel, The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner | 5 Comments

From Providence to Monaco

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I’ve been keeping myself entertained this week while putting lots of miles on the car. I was listening to a book several of my friends had recommended, in part because it takes place at my old university, right at the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1001 Books, Around the US 2013, Around the World 2013, Books | Tagged 1001 Books, American Literature, Around the World in Books, books, Brown University, Europe, Jeffery Eugenides, Monaco, North America, Rhode Island, The Marriage Plot | 2 Comments

In Pre-Communist Rural China

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Beth Parks Aronson

I just finished a wonderful visit to rural China courtesy of Pearl S. Buck. This one is not on the 1001 list and definitely should be. Here is my Goodreads review. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck My rating: … Continue reading →