When we started this blog that I was making a weekly habit of recommending particularly good novels (click on the "Books" archive if you want to read my thoughts on the likes of Hotel World, The Rotter's Club, and The Moor's Last Sigh). I have, unfortunately, gotten out of that habit, though I will try to renew it again soon. Part of the reason for that is that I've simply haven't been reading novels lately, instead spending more time on good articles and short fiction. If, like me, that's all you've had time for lately, but you're still interested in literature, I urge you to check out the November 8th issue of The New Yorker. It includes a fun little Jonathan Franzen story, "Breakup Stories", and a nice piece by David Remnick on Amos Oz, probably Israel's most famous writer.
But if today you're yearning for a fun review of a novel, and I do promise to get back to recommending lengthier fiction soon ... well, I've always liked Julian Sanchez's take on the most recent Harry Potter - "Eichmann in Hogwarts".
Posted by armand at November 15, 2004 10:21 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Books