***** = Must read.
**** = Really good.
*** = Worth reading.
** = A waste of time, but one or two good moments.
* = Not worth your time.
-0 = Less Than Zero: a book so bad that you actually lose several IQ points from the reading experience.
1. Orthodox Study Bible--published by Thomas Nelson, New King James VersionThe New Testament 4/17/23 to 1/10/25
2. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda Finished 1/14/25 Quite an interesting read. I'm going on to the second book, A Separate Reality.
3. The Adolescent by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 12/30/24 to 1/16/24 A fair novel. Not one you need, but not one you'll hate, either.
4. Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli *** Read this again thinking I'd get primed for the new Disney+ series. Now hoping that Disney+ did a LOT of rewriting. Finished 1/28/25.
5. A Separate Reality: Further Conversations With Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda **** I actually liked this one even more than the first book. Maybe in part because Carlos' writing skills had improved. And there was no "second oart" where he tried to bust out all anthropologist, which was good. Finished 1/30/25
6. The Lone Wolf #4: Desert Stalker **** by Mike Barry (Barry Malzberg) It's sleazy, it's typo ridden, there are plot holes a plenty...and I just ate it up. Want more, too. Finished 2/11/25
7. The Dog Who Followed the Moon by James Norbury ***** A wonderful, magnificent book. I read this to my granddaughter and ended up loving it myself. As with the best children's books, this is an adult fable pretending to be a children's book. Lots of most excellent messages reference life and how to live it. Should be required reading for all human beings. 2/11/25 to 2/11/25
8. Great Expectations (Great Illustrated Classics) by Charles Sickens adapted by Mitsu Yamamoto The 49th book Joe read to me. 5/9/24 to 2/11/25. It didn't actually take that long to read. We had a long pause.
9. Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century ***** Superb, must read book.
10. Blaise Cendrars Complete Poems One Great poem and a bunch of other stuff. Skip it and just read "Easter Morning." 2/11/25 to 2/17/25
11. Norby's Other Secret by Janet and Isaac Asimov 5/9/24 to 2/23/25 Another Long Pause book. This, by the way was a truly terrible book. I have no doubt that Isaac had either very little or nothing to do with the writing of it. It was clumsy, boring, and trite. I'm hoping not to read anymore Norby books.
12. The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov 11/13/24 to 2/24/25. A very, very bad middle section, but the first and third parts were okay. All and all, not even close to Asimov at his best, though.
13. Herovit's World by Barry Malzberg *** A bit of a tired concept--the good old doppelganger shtick--but with enough Malzbergian tints to make it interesting. But nowhere near to Malzberg at his best. Which kind of surprised me. I feel like I have read many references to the excellence of this novel. Then again, I can't seem to agree with many reviews.
14. My Seditious Heart by Arundhati Roy ***** A superb (and big --1,000 pages) collection of essays. I don't know if this included all of Arundhati Roy's political writings, but I'm going to try to find out. 2/18/25 to 3/12/25
15. Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Russia by Paul Gallico 11/24/24 to 3/17/25 The last if the Mrs. 'Arris books, I'm sorry to day. Its been an entertaining series.
16. Work Song: Three View of Frank Lloyd Wright by Jeffrey Hatcher and Eric Simonson. 3/13/25
17. Dutchman & The Slave by LeRoi Jones 3/14/25
18. A Moon for the Misbegotten by Eugene O'Neill 3/15/25 to 3/16/25
19. The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill 3/17/25 to 3/18/25
20. The Hairy Ape by Eugene O'Neill 3/19/25
21. Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill 3/20/25 to 3/22/25
22. The Fatima Secret (Whitley Streiber's Hidden Agendas) by Michael Hesemann 12/22/24 to 3/25/25 A pretty fascinating book, actually. In addition to Fatima, it covers several other Marian apparitions. Impressive details.
23. Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill 3/24/25 to 3/25/25 Well...so much for following a friend's recommendation. This play was just awful. And I bought two collections of this woman's plays! At least they were cheap.
24. Three Little Shepherds of Fatima by Sister Lorella 3/27/25 to 3/30/25
25. Ah, Wilderness by Eugene O'Neill 3/30/25 to 4/1/25 Kind of thin, kind of soap opera-y. Not unpleasant, but definitely not the caliber of the great plays. (Not a comedy, either!)
26. Advance Man: Part One of The Honeycomb Trilogy by Mac Rogers 4/2/25 Not my cup of tea...probably *.
27. Our Lady of Fatima: The Graphic Novel (no author listed) 3/31/25 to 4/6/25. S'aright.
28. A Touch of the Poet by Eugene O'Neill 4/5/25 to 4/7/25 Meh.
29. Warrior Nun Alea Book One by Ben Dunn 4/7/25 Bought it because of my love for the Netflix show. There were a few points in common, but sorry to say that the original is far inferior to the imitation this time around. In fact, the comic is pretty crudely drawn and written...and unnecessarily emphasizes the sexuality of the female characters (huge boobs, scanty clothing...even for the nuns). Stick to the show and forget about this book...which goes for some outrageous prices on eBay.
In Progress:
The Philosopher's Handbook: Essential Readings from Plato to Kant by Stanley Rosen 1/8/22 to
Now reading with Jacqueline:
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson 10/14/24 to
MacMillan Book of 366 Bible Stories by Roberto Brunelli 3/18/2405 to
Fatima in Lucia's Own Words: Sister Lucias Memoirs, Vol. 2: 5th and 6th Memoirs by Lúcia Of Fátima Finished
The Immaculate Heart of Our Lady of Fatima by Anna Garavitt 4/7/25 to
Now reading with Joe:
The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story Illustrated by Sergio Cariello 3/21/24 to
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