Tag Archives: fiction

The Quick Red Fox, by John D. MacDonald

Posted on September 19, 2026 by schoultz

Why this book: I was ready for another Travis McGee novel – as a break from more “serious” reading. I like the author’s style and the character McGee and the other characters in his books. Summary in 3 Sentences: A … Continue reading →

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The Dreadful Lemon Sky, by John D. MacDonald

Posted on September 11, 2026 by schoultz

Why this book; I was looking for something “light” and fun to read, and I had enjoyed my previous two John D MacDonald-Travis McGee novels: A Purple Place for Dying and The Deep Blue Good-bye. I listened to Lemon Sky … Continue reading →

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Reeds in the Wind, by Grazia Deledda

Posted on September 7, 2026 by schoultz

Why this book: On a recommended reading list of books to read before my impending visit to Sardinia. I looked at google and it said that Reeds in the Wind was first published 1913 and Deledda won the Nobel Prize … Continue reading →

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Accabadora, by Michel Murgia

Posted on August 14, 2026 by schoultz

Why this book; Recommended as a book to read before my upcoming trip to Sardinia. Summary in 4 Sentences: We learn early on what a “soul-child” is in Sardinia – a child who is given up to another adult – … Continue reading →

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The Unlikely Occultist – a Biographical Novel of Alice A. Bailey, by Isobel Blackthorn

Posted on February 6, 2026 by schoultz

Why this book: I had read Tom Murphy’s Beyond the Trident which referred to Alice Bailey and her telepathic “coach” being a Tibetan Monk – I was intrigued. Isobel Blackthorn wrote a full biography of Alice Bailey after writing this … Continue reading →

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The Tiger’s Wife, by Tea Obreht

Posted on January 11, 2026 by schoultz

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group.  Summary in 3 Sentences: This book is hard to summarize, as there are multiple subplots going on in different time windows, with different characters in different places.  The setting is in the … Continue reading →

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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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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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The Shipping News, by Annie Proulx

Posted on July 30, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group – several had already read it and wanted to read it again.  It is one of a handful of novels that won the American Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize in … Continue reading →

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The Japanese Lover, by Isabel Allende

Posted on June 20, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:  Selected by my literature book club. Summary in 3 sentences:  There are two  key protagonists in this novel, beginning with a young woman Irina who is working in a retirement home in the early 21st century in the … Continue reading →

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