"Angela's Ashes"

Ireland but sepia

It took me about four months to read "Angela's Ashes" – averaging perhaps two chapters a week – not because it was incredibly long or I found it boring, but because parts of the book were so poignant or heart-wrenching I had to put it down for the day. A few details and thoughts below.

"Station Eleven"

Just a scenic Great Lakes camping trip

(First, an editorial aside. I've read many books since my "Bobos in Paradise" review and I don't think I'll ever get caught up if I keep expecting myself to write longer compositions, so I'm switching to a shorter format. If I'm really feeling it I may still put up an essay, but the length of a review does not reflect my enjoyment of a book.)

"Station Eleven" is one of my favorite works of fiction in years. It's quite an understated novel, following a troupe of actors as they travel down the shore of Lake Michigan years after a flu-pocalypse caused the collapse of modern civilization. A few chapter one plot details below.