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I’ve come to the end of the novels I’ve reviewed here this year from the bestsellers of 1959, 1949, 1939, 1929, 1919, and 1909. It’s time to reflect on what’s the best reading… more →
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My top pics from books reviewed this year
Linda Aragoni wrote 1 week ago: I’ve come to the end of the novels I’ve reviewed here this year from the bestsellers of … more →
The cream of 1929 bestselling novels
Linda Aragoni wrote 2 months ago: The top novel of 1929 was, and remains, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. The … more →
All Still Disquieting in WWI Tale
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Linda Aragoni wrote 4 months ago: In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque takes readers into the German trenches of Wo … more →
My 5 top picks of 1939's top 10 novels
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Linda Aragoni wrote 4 months ago: Of the top ten bestselling novels for 1939, five are still super reading today. Two of the five are … more →
Second year for Yearling
Linda Aragoni wrote 5 months ago: In seventh place on the 1939 bestseller list was The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, which ha … more →
Escape Is Impossible to Put Down
Linda Aragoni wrote 5 months ago: In the opening scene of Escape, a doctor tells actress Emmy Ritter she’ll be able to walk in a week. … more →
Few 1949 top novels worth rereading
Linda Aragoni wrote 6 months ago: 1949 was not a particularly good year for novels. The best of the lot is a holdover from the 1948 be … more →
My picks for 1959
Linda Aragoni wrote 8 months ago: Sometimes I have difficulty deciding which novel of a year’s bestsellers remains the best ente … more →
Engrossing Tale of Financial Fraud
Linda Aragoni wrote 8 months ago: If you wonder how Bernie Madoff and the guys at AIG could have such a cavalier attitude toward other … more →
Hawaii Is Reality Reading
Linda Aragoni wrote 10 months ago: James A. Michener’s novel Hawaii earns the adjective epic just for its length. But the novel l … more →
The Postman Still Delivers
Linda Aragoni wrote 11 months ago: James M. Cain’s slender novel The Postman Always Rings Twice is a sordid story of adultery and murde … more →
My pics for the best bestsellers of 1928
Linda Aragoni wrote 1 year ago: Literature with a capital L topped the 1928 bestseller list in the form of Thornton Wilder’s T … more →
Annie Spragg Is Understated Gem
Linda Aragoni wrote 1 year ago: If you can imagine a novel written by Alfred Hitchcock, you’ll understand the fascination of Louis B … more →
Several keepers on 1938 bestseller list
Linda Aragoni wrote 1 year ago: You may have noticed I posted only seven novels in this series on 1938 bestsellers. The 1938 bestsel … more →
Family Values Triumph in The Yearling
Linda Aragoni wrote 1 year ago: Marjorie Kinnan Rawling’s poignant novel The Yearling hails from an era when a novel about growing u … more →
Funny football
pics4fun wrote 1 year ago: Soon begin EURO2008. Some photos for those who can no longer wait … more →
Bottom of 1948 list is top read today
Linda Aragoni wrote 1 year ago: The Young Lions, Irwin Shaw’s whopping novel about three very different World War II soldiers, … more →
Superb Novel of the Hell Inside Soldiers
Linda Aragoni wrote 1 year ago: The Young Lions is a superbly plotted novel about three solders in World War II. Christian Diestl is … more →
What happens when you drink and drive:)
pics4fun wrote 1 year ago: Don’t drink while driving:) … more →
