Author Archives: schoultz

Why this book: It had been gifted to me several years ago by a close friend but I’d never read it. I’m finding biographies and autobiographies enjoyable to listen to – so decided to finally engage with this one. I … Continue reading →

Why this book:Selected by my literature reading group. One of our members had been advocating for a Gabriel Garcia Marquez book for some time and we finally (thankfully) agreed to read this book. Summary in 3 Sentences: A young teen … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my Sci Fi reading group, because it continues to appear on lists of best sci-fi novels, and most intriguing novels of the past half century. Summary in 4 Sentences: After a World War apocalypse that … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group after 3 in the group said they’d read it before, loved it and wanted to read it again. I’m glad they did. Summary in 4 Sentences: This novel is written in … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by my SEAL reading group for our July session. I had read it before, when I was in HS and too young to appreciate it.   Summary in 3 Sentences.  The setting is an Army Air Corps … Continue reading →

Why this book: I’d read it before and recall being quite impressed with it.  I’ve also found other books by Camus insightful and provocative  – The Stranger, The Plague.  A friend of mine had a copy of  she was trying … Continue reading →

Why this book: I continue to be inspired and fascinated by Alaska – especially remote areas.  I saw this book in a used book store in Florida, and picked it up. Summary in 3 Sentences: As Tom Sims was finishing … Continue reading →

Why this book:  I loved An Immense World which gives a lot of attention to the octopus,  and I had really enjoyed the Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher. My wife had read The Soul of an Octopus twice and highly … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by my Science Fiction Reading Group which has decided to focus on how AI plays out in Sci Fi especially with the possibilities of AI and humanoid robots. Summary in 4 Sentences: Klara is an Artificial … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group as an appropriate shorter female oriented follow- up to the much longer and very male-oriented previous  book we’d read, The Count of Monte Cristo. Summary in 3 Sentences: An autobiographical novel … Continue reading →