The books that I finished reading in the month of October 2022
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| October 2022 Books: photo by Cliff Hutson |
Cliff's Notes
"Grizzly"
I have long felt that all life on Earth is interconnected, this collection of essays makes a compelling argument for that belief.
"Photography"
Spoiler alert: The author helped make it happen.
It was a good follow up to last month's book by Susan Sontag. And, to echo a comment about her book, if I had a better understanding of postmodern art I might have appreciated this one more than I did.
As the Belgian art critic and theorist Thierry de Duve said, " When a urinal is art, anything can be art; and when anything can be art, anybody can be an artist."
"Sentinel"
I have, over many years, enjoyed most of the Jack Reacher stories. This one not so much. Lee Child seems to be getting bored and his son may not be up to receiving the mantle.
"Caribbean"
Another entry in the Doc Ford series that I once enjoyed. Ford is a marine biologist, so forgive me when I make the pun that he jumped the shark several books ago.
"Salt"
Yet, another Doc Ford story. It, among other plots, builds upon "Caribbean Rim" and is even more implausible. It seems as though White had three plot lines in mind, but none of them were enough for a book by theirselves, so he mashed them in to one. I doubt that I will ever purchase another book by this author.
However, I am very glad that he made it through hurricane Ian.
"Breathless"
David Quammen is another author of whom I have long been a fan. His work frequently informed my work as a "nature interpreter". This book was not a disappointment.
Quammen, to steal from the back of the book jacket, once predicted a pandemic - in this book he describes the one that we are now living through, how it might have come to pass, and what may lie ahead. It is well worth reading.
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