Category: Reviews
Book reviews of my favorite reads.
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Best Books About Sex
By no means do these ten books form a complete education, but they do treat sex as a worthy intellectual and cultural subject....
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Best Ancient Epics and Why They’re Worth Reading
These lengthy narratives are important for understanding older times, societies, and values, both in-context and in relation to modern cultures....
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David Lynch’s Favorite Books
David Lynch (1946–2025) was one of the most distinctive voices and personalities in modern cinema. It’s not enough to call him a filmmaker; he...
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Best Nonfiction About or Set in Japan
If you love Japanese culture, these books offer some of the most insightful, atmospheric, and memorable nonfiction centered on Japan. From wartime history and...
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Brian Eno’s Favorite Books
Brian Eno’s albums, such as Another Green World, Discreet Music, and the widely acclaimed Ambient 1: Music for Airports, redefined possibilities for electronic music and enthralled global...
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Some of the Best Japanese Novels
The novels below represent some of the finest works by modern Japanese authors that you need to add to your queue....
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Best Literary Science Fiction Books
Here are some of the best science fiction books ever written....
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Best Books about Marfa, Texas
These books capture the many layers of Marfa — its history, art, architecture, food, and singular spirit. ...
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Some of the Best Diaries and Journals
Diaries and journals are sometimes not regarded as literature, but make no mistake—these raw, candid volumes contain some of the most timeless stories. Even...
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Best Books About Stoicism
Dive in and discover this practical philosophy that can actually help you change how you move through life....
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Some of the Best Fashion Books Available Now
Fashion trends might come and go—but a love of fashion is forever, and great style is truly timeless. As we close out 2026, we...
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The Best Books Set in Paris
Draped in rich history, the City of Light has inspired countless great works of literature. Its cafés, boulevards, hidden courtyards, and bohemian energy invite...
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Best Books by Women Writers
Women writers have produced some of the great books in history Following is a top 20 list of books by women writers....
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Brilliant Books That Make Great Gifts
Brilliant books also take the pressure off: since you know what your friends like, then you probably already know what books they like–or would...
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Powerful Spiritual Books That Can Transform Your Life
In a world where most of us struggle with chaos and a feeling of disconnection, spiritual books can be just the remedy. While we’ll...
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Beauty, Suffering, and Spiritual Alchemy in Oscar Wilde’s Fairy Tales and De Profundis
A giant of Victorian literature with an avant-garde sensibility, Oscar Wilde is generally known for works that blend wit, whimsy, and piercing moral insight....
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Mysteries of Bowie and Other Oddities by Joseph Raffetto
I’m Joseph Raffetto, and this is my book. This post isn’t about what Mysteries of Bowie and Other Oddities is about; you can read that on Goodreads....
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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, that covers the...
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Short Reviews of Some of the Greatest 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. ...