Being a transplant into Spokane, Washington, I was fascinated to read a book set in Spokane by a local author.
I think I’ve always avoided books like this because reading classics, especially those translated from other languages into English, can be daunting. But I was pleasantly surprised at how easy to read this book was. Although it’s a bit longer (but by no means Dostoyevsky’s longest, by far), the pacing is pretty good and kept my interest the whole way through.
I love it when a tie-in author understands the assignment. James Swallow always seems to and this book is no exception.
The short introduction in this book states that Hopkins was considered unpublishable in his time. Timeā¦ hasn’t helped much.
Yikes! This short collection of excerpts from Boccaccio’s Decameron gave me all I needed to know that I don’t have any desire to read the full work.
A friend at work suggested I read this book as I do enjoy playing golf, but I’m not completely obsessed with it. He wanted to see if it would appeal to someone who doesn’t live and breathe golf.
I was curious if this book would analogize to my work as a CPA in the US. Obviously the medical stuff and life-or-death nature of the job doesn’t correlate at all. Despite the view of many corporate executives, a private company’s financial statements aren’t saving lives. No one dies if we don’t issue an audit on time. However, there are a lot of life lessons that can be gained from this book.
It may be little surprise to most and it may go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: This book was a joy to read. I’ve put off reading this because I thought it would be a “difficult” old classic, but it really isn’t all that hard of a read.
Want to hear my thoughts on this book? Listen to Literary Treks episode 386.
Pay no attention to the negative comments on Goodreads. I have to wonder if those reviewers read the same book I did (or read it at all).