Author: Joseph Raffetto
Joseph Raffetto earned a B.A. in Comparative Literature from San Diego State University. He can be found online @noovella on Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads. His books are available on all online booksellers.
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David Bowie’s Favorite Books Categorized
To try and understand David Bowie’s favorite books, I broke them into categories based on genre, geography, art, music comics, and more....
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Fitzgerald and Hemingway
In this sample of “Three A.M.” we feature Ernest Hemingway, who Scott fawned over, while Zelda hated him with a passion. ...
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The Best Recent Books about George Orwell
George Orwell is probably the most written about writer ever and here are the best recent books about Orwell....
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Inside Orwell by Joseph Raffetto
Who is George Orwell? That’s the question my novella “Inside Orwell attempts to answer. It’s a short piece, around 20,000 words, and covers the...
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Some of the Best Mysteries and Thrillers Ever
George Orwell was a huge fan of Maugham. Ashenden is as good a spy fiction as you will ever read....
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Some of the Best Essays and Nonfiction by Great Writers
These timeless essays and nonfiction are filled with wisdom by great writers. Many of these reads are personal and go outside the writer’s genres...
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The Best Books about Venice, Italy
Venice, An Interior, by the brilliant Spanish writer Javier Marías, is a gorgeous and intimate portrait of the hidden Venice....
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David Bowie’s Favorite Books about Berlin and the Cold War
I loved reading and learning more about David Bowie's favorite books....
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Short Reviews of some of the Best Books ever
Short book reviews of books I have read and consider worth reading....
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The Men Who Fell to Earth – Walter Tevis and David Bowie
The film stays with you, but after reading the novel by Tevis, I realized the book is better. ...
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Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks Review
What binds Orwell and Churchill together is their dedication to getting to the truth....
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Vlad by Carlos Fuentes Review
Vlad may not be Fuente's greatest work. but it has the fingerprints of a master all over it....
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Of Walking in Ice by Werner Herzog Review
Herzog is a man who goes to extremes in his art and life in the best way....
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George Orwell Diaries Review
Diaries opened the door to George Orwell for me, and I'm forever grateful. ...
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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt Review
The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt is the tale of a first century humanist is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize....
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The Fun Stuff: and Other Essays by James Wood Review
The Fun Stuff: and Other Essays by James Wood is one place to fill your literary emptiness....
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Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi by Geoff Dyer Review
These are two intense stories that draw you into the human experience in two famous water cities....
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Valis by Philip K. Dick Review
Valis is fascinating and philosophical with an abundance of nuggets that make you pause and consider what has been written....
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The Complete Tom Ripley Novels (Ripley, #1-5) by Patricia Highsmith
As far as criminal psychopath’s go, Tom Ripley is extraordinarily talented....
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So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures by Maureen Corrigan Review
Let me say right off that this is an amazing addition to the "Fitzgerald" and "Gatsby" canon. ...