Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History by Kalee Thompson This had been on my “to read” shelf for so long that I’d forgotten why it sounded so familiar when someone lent me a copy of the book. I have a soft spot for maritime tragedies, and for heroics …
Category: Book Review
Mar 05
Book Review: Disaster Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness: A Memoir by Heather Havrilesky I’ve really enjoyed Havrilesky’s advice column “Ask Polly” where she gently and empathically and sympathetically tells people in the nicest possible way exactly why they are full of crap and how all of their problems are their own fault. I love her voice, and figured I would like …
Feb 22
Book Review: Asleep
Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto A friend handed me this, not telling me what to expect, and it turned out to be a very literary novel. It’s not really a novel, per se., but three long short stories or short novellas all on the theme of sleeping. The first short story is about a woman worried …
Feb 12
Book Review: Flow
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi I read this book because it had been mentioned in many bibliographies of books I’ve read in the past couple of years, and because people who have read it said it was amazing. Basically, it talks about how most people feel happiness when they are completely engaged in what they are …