Category: Book Notes

These are notes written for the Aptos Men’s Book Club and others about books I have read.

A Woman of No Importance
by Sonia Purnell

 January 12, 2021

If you are a World War II buff it’s an important book about a truly remarkable hero of the war.

News of the World
by Paulette Jiles

 January 2, 2021

Captain Kidd is a character who seems made for a movie starring Tom Hanks.

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
by John Le Carrè

 December 28, 2020

My bottom line is that Le Carrè appears to be an acquired taste that I have not acquired.

I Am, I Am, I Am: Seventeen Brushes with Death
by Maggie O’Farrell

 December 20, 2020

Ms. O’Farrell sees herself as a blameless wanderer through a life we all live, full of mistakes and misjudgments, and circumstances we cannot control that endanger us.

Deacon King Kong
by James McBride

 December 15, 2020

Besides being genuinely charming, Sportcoat is a solid citizen of the community and a mentor to young people.