Monthly Archives: September 2025

The French Lieutenant’s Woman, by John Fowles

Posted on September 21, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group. Also, I’ve had my wife’s copy on my bookshelf, unread by me, for decades. Summary in 4 Sentences:  An upper class English gentleman in the late 1860s,  has made a good … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain, by Ron Chernow

Posted on September 19, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:I like so many people have been a fan of Mark Twain for much of my life. I have recently re-read Huckleberry Finn in preps for reading (listening to) James by Percival Everett.  Also I have read three … Continue reading →

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Pirate Hunters – Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship, by Robert Kurson

Posted on September 19, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book: I thoroughly enjoyed Shadow Divers, so was intrigued to see what Kurson’s next book was about. After reading the summary, I had to go for it. Summary in 3 Sentences: John Chatterson (one of the heroes from … Continue reading →

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Hyperion, by Dan Simmons

Posted on September 14, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book: My Sci Fi reading group I’m in selected this book as part of our project to read some of the most highly regarded science fiction literature of the last decades.  Hyperion won the Hugo Award for best novel … Continue reading →

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Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby van Pelt

Posted on September 9, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:  I listened to a preview of it on audible, in the voice of an octopus in a tank in an aquarium.  Since reading Soul of an Octopus and watching the movie My Octopus Teacher, I’ve been very … Continue reading →

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