pickCentering around an eccentric historian‘s access to the MC‘s g-grandfather‘s journals, this look at history, ethics, family, myth, community, and spirituality is wrapped in a great story with elegant prose. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad. I highlighted many quotes, but didn‘t want to stop reading long enough to post them. Letter D for #litsyAtoZ, No 1 for #14books14weeks
pickMG/YA HF by Nielsen is always a great choice-she‘s written several dealing with teens in WWII who defied Nazi terrorism, based on true events. #Bookspin selection
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pickHF: December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor. Frank and Stanley are fast friends with hopes and dreams - they are touring a battleship in the harbor when the world explodes, the day Japan 🇯🇵 bombed US waters. Thoughtful and multifaceted rendering of the story within a story.
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pickIn the 1970's and 1980's, Jim Harrison wrote non-fiction articles for a variety of publications including Playboy, Sports Illustrated, Esquire, The Nation and others. They are gathered in this wonderful collection to remind us of the poetic and powerful workings of his incredible mind and adventurous spirit. The essays are divided into three sections - Food, Travel and Sport, and Literary Matters. Highly recommended.
pickA magnificent long collection of poems by the always impressive Jim Harrison. Published in 1998, it obviously does not include his later work before his death, so it serves as a wonderful introduction to his earlier poetry and his constant evolution, always trying new forms to express his worldview. Highest recommendation.
pickA beautiful collection by a wonderful poet. "The Theory & Practice of Rivers" is a long poem that takes up about half the book and one of Harrison's masterpieces. Highly recommended.
I‘m sitting on my back deck, drinking beer, reading poems. This is one of my favorite things in the world.
pickReading too much Jim Harrison back to back might spoil the fun (he tends to reuse well-remembered turns of phrase). But there‘s something to his world view and voice that draws you in anyway. I‘ll go for the novellas and the poetry though True North is a worthy read. For fans of Hemingway who could use more emotion and feeling.
