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Prisons by Mary Lee Settle

Jim Grimsley Posted on January 16, 2021 by Jim GrimsleyJanuary 16, 2021

Prisons by Mary Lee Settle My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was a good companion read to Morrison’s A Mercy, from the same era of history, on the opposite side of the ocean, and with a different form of … Continue reading →

The Blindfold by Siri Hustvedt

Jim Grimsley Posted on January 11, 2021 by Jim GrimsleyJanuary 11, 2021

The Blindfold by Siri HustvedtMy rating: 3 of 5 stars My first impressions of this novel were that the writing had a stiff, unpracticed quality at the sentence level, and that the method of the narrative was abrupt. The first … Continue reading →

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

Jim Grimsley Posted on January 5, 2021 by Jim GrimsleyJanuary 9, 2021

A Mercy by Toni MorrisonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars One of those moments in reading in which I remember why I fell in love with books in the first place. It’s been a while since I read Toni Morrison. … Continue reading →

Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison

Jim Grimsley Posted on January 3, 2021 by Jim GrimsleyJanuary 3, 2021

Juneteenth by Ralph EllisonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars It’s difficult to discuss this book, given that I was so enthralled by Invisible Man. I had heard that Ellison struggled for many years with a second novel and bought this … Continue reading →

Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth

Jim Grimsley Posted on December 31, 2020 by Jim GrimsleyDecember 31, 2020

Apple: Skin to the Core by Eric GansworthMy rating: 4 of 5 stars To call this book heartbreaking is in some ways to miss the point of it, for this is the story of a family that endured in spite … Continue reading →

A Fine New House

Jim Grimsley Posted on December 26, 2020 by Jim GrimsleyDecember 26, 2020

There are only a few days in life, speaking relatively, when one places a book for publication, no matter how prolific one might be. Also there are the long winters to consider. There is a December in which one’s whole … Continue reading →

The Long Stick and the Nice Nurse

Jim Grimsley Posted on December 12, 2020 by Jim GrimsleyDecember 12, 2020

She tore open the plastic pouch with the long cotton swab and said, when they did this to me they had to hold me down, let me tell you, I mean they were two people holding down my hands, I … Continue reading →

A Tale of Flowering Fortunes

Jim Grimsley Posted on November 25, 2020 by Jim GrimsleyNovember 25, 2020

A Tale of Flowering Fortunes: Annals of Japanese Aristocratic Life in the Heian Period by William H. McCullough My rating: 3 of 5 stars I read about this book when trying to learn more about The Tale of Genji and … Continue reading →

Plays by Katori Hall

Jim Grimsley Posted on November 23, 2020 by Jim GrimsleyNovember 23, 2020

Katori Hall Plays One: Hoodoo Love; Hurt Village; The Mountaintop; Saturday Night/Sunday Morning by Katori HallMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Katori Hall’s plays are marked by such fierce honesty and incandescent writing that they stand head and shoulders above … Continue reading →

Samuel Johnson: The Major Works

Jim Grimsley Posted on November 21, 2020 by Jim GrimsleyNovember 21, 2020

The Major Works by Samuel JohnsonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars I have been slowly making my way through this volume for some time now, and devoted a few days to completing the reading while fall settles the leaves and … Continue reading →

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