Sophie’s Choice

by | Aug 24, 2012 | Book Reviews, Commentary

I read Styron’s novel, Sophie’s Choice, when it first came out. I was mesmerized all the way through (and it’s a pretty long book!). I didn’t go to see the movie in the theatre because, knowing the story, at the time, I didn’t want to be...

Stan Gooch’s “Cities of Dreams”

by | Aug 26, 2012 | Book Reviews, Commentary

Writing a review of this book is like trying to untie the Gordian knot so, let me make my stroke here at the beginning: it is the work of a very twisted mind and should only be read with the actual data to hand so that every claim or assumption can be cross-checked...