What with the movie coming out and lots of hype about Whitey Bulger re-surfacing as a result, I decided to read Black Mass. The movie was based off this book by Globe Spotlight team writers Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill. It’s a detailed nonfiction account of his life in crime, particularly his complete takeover of the…Read More
Literature
What I’m Reading: Go Set a Watchman
I did it. I jumped on board the Harper Lee train. This book has been making waves in the literary world for weeks now and I had to see what the fuss was about. For those who don’t know: this book was recently released by the author of the famous To Kill a Mockingbird. Since she…Read More
What I’m Reading: A Disgraceful Affair
You all know how much I love my Russian authors, so it’s no surprise that I reverted back to Dostoevsky for this month’s What I’m Reading. This is a collection of his short stories, also translated to “A Nasty Story” and “A Most Unfortunate Incident.” I’ll be focusing on the title story. For those of…Read More
What I’m Reading: This is How You Lose Her
Ironically, I received Junot Diaz’s This is How You Lose Her in the midst of a series of dating failures. When I started reading I couldn’t put it down. This version is a commemorative edition. It comes hardbound with a special case and includes illustrations by the very talented Jaime Hernandez. You can pick up…Read More
What I’m Reading: Super Sad True Love Story
It’s been a while since I read contemporary fiction, I’m usually more of a classics girl, but when a friend recommended Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart I was intrigued. Set in a future world where everyone is completely dependent on electronic devices called apparats (surprise, surprise) and your value is ranked based off your “credit”…Read More
What I’m Reading: Chasing Aphrodite
Welcome to the latest column on Trends & Tolstoy! In a continued effort to bring the Tolstoy more into the blog, I’ll be putting up a monthly post about the book that’s accessorizing my outfits. This month it’s Chasing Aphrodite by Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino. Subtitled “The hunt for looted antiquities at the world’s richest museum,”…Read More