Category: Book Notes
These are notes written for the Aptos Men’s Book Club and others about books I have read.
Under a White Sky
by Elizabeth Kolbert
April 27, 2021
I would certainly welcome information about the few realistic solutions to global warming.
The Law of Innocence
by Michael Connelly
March 29, 2021
A good detective mystery requires plausibility, and this one does not have very much.
Caste
by Isabel Wilkerson
March 29, 2021
Ms. Wilkerson presents a convincing theory that the race issue in the United States defines a caste system.
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
by Wallace Stegner
March 3, 2021
Harry (Bo) Mason was a gambler, not the sort that played craps or blackjack in a casino, but one who gambled on the fates of life.
The Spy and the Traitor
by Ben Macintyre
January 31, 2021
The book’s great historical and educational value trumps its spy story quality all day long.
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