As an introduction to this blog, I would like to start with a statement of intent. As seen on the top of this page, Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “...would that some charitable soul, after losing a great deal of time among the false books and alighting upon a few true ones, which made him happy and wise, would name those which have been bridges or ships to carry him safely over dark morasses and barren oceans, into the heart of sacred cities, into palaces and temples.”
In honor of Emerson, I plan to review all of the books that I read in the hopes that whomever finds themselves on this page will read my reviews and it will help them choose a worthy book to spend their time energy on.
The idea for this page was a combination of two things:
- The idea of cataloguing all of the many books that I have read with my reaction to them, which I initially thought foolish due to the large volume of books that I do read, in addition to my OCD-behavior which would force me to re-examine every book that I had ever read in order to have a complete listing. (I am forcing myself to not review any books previously read)
- First sighting of the book 1001 Books you Must Read Before You Die, edited by Peter Boxall. I immediately pounced on the book with Emerson’s quote (a quote which I live my life by) in the back of my head, with the idea that I would save myself time and trouble and bad reads. At the time this blog is being written, I have read in entirety 64 of the books on the list, and read excerpts from and seen film adaptations of many, many more of the books.
If any of you out there wonder about my qualifications, I have a B.A. in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from
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