For several years I have been posting my book reviews to my webpage. Partly, it’s because I forget what books I’ve read. It’s also nice to have a list of books I’d like to read on-line. Finally, what the heck, other people might read some of the same books and discuss them with me.
You can find books I’ve reviewed by looking at the Categories on the side panel of this webpage. Or you can click one of the items below.
- Africa
- African American Literature Books by and about African Americans and their experiences.
- America Books that describe America or Americana.
- Asia: China, Vietnam, Thailand Books about and Southeast Asia including Thailand, Vietnam
- Australia
- Business
- Civil War Fiction and non-fiction accounts of the life and times of Civil War era.
- Environment/Nature/Ag Grouped together here are books about the environment, nature writers, and books about food and agriculture, i.e., Michael Pollan’s books.
- Europe
- FICTION
- Food
- FOUR STARS **** These books received my highest rating. These are the books I recommend without any reservations. My favorites.
- Graphic Novel/Graphic Non-Fiction
- History
- Humor
- Immigration Many books, especially in the last ten years, describe the experience of being an outsider in a new land.
- India/Pakistan/Afghanistan
- Iran and Iraq
- Islam Books that describe Islam. Most, but not all, books describe fanatical Islam, because that is what publishers believe Americans want to read.
- Israel
- Jewish History Books about the history of the Jewish people.
- Judaism/Jewish Culture
- Language
- Latin America/Caribbean By Latino writers and about Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Law
- Memoir/Biography
- Middle Ages There are a surprising number of books set in or about the Middle Ages.
- Middle East
- Mystery
- Nazis Part of my lifetime exploration of understanding of how Nazis think and what life was like under the Nazis.
- New Yorker Style These books aren’t easily categorized. They are provocative, often about topics I hadn’t previously considered, and generally well-written and interesting.
- NON FICTION
- Philosophy Either directly related to Philosophy or have philosophy deeply embedded in them.
- Polar
- Prize Winner Books by authors that have won Nobels, Pulitzers, Bookers, etc. Doesn’t mean I thought the book was any good, however.
- Psychology
- Science
- Short stories
- Sixties There’s a particular subject matter and style that comes from writers in the 1960s.
- Sports
- Suspense
- To-Read Books recommended by friends, professional book reviewers, or my mother
- Travel
- Women Books that focus on women’s issues or women’s perspectives.
- World War II Both fiction and non-fiction books about the world war experience.