When I read this book five years ago, I had this to say about it, according to my infallible records: “The book was quietly sensational—while Gourevitch detailed some of the atrocities committed against the Tutsi and described some of the scenes that met his eyes, he didn’t deliberately try to shock his readers. Gourevitch seems …
Daily Archives: 4 May, 2008
Book 118: Tuxedo Park
Who was Alfred Loomis? That’s the question posed in Tuxedo Park, written by someone who was originally researching the life of a relative, William Richards. Along the way, she encountered the mysterious and very present figure of Alfred Loomis, and she decided to learn more about him. The result was this book, which was extremely …
Ask Not for Whom the Belles Toll
When I was fairly young, I was very interested in horse racing, thanks to reading the Black Stallion series by Walter Farley, which has a…very idealistic view of the sport. There is something deeply compelling about watching horses which have been bred to run thundering around a track, muscles pumping, and there’s something especially thrilling …