You Bet Your Glass The Glass House By Paul Goldberger and Philip Johnson As far as architecture is concerned, Philip Johnson's Glass House is one of the most important buildings in Connecticut. The 47-acre property, which is home to several buildings, structures, and art installations is much more than the Glass … [Read more...]
America the Beautiful: Connecticut
The Beauitifulest America the Beautiful: Connecticut By Zachary Kent, 2008 Scholastic Books has a whole series called “America the Beautiful” for each of the 50 states. At least that’s what I assume. They all follow the same boilerplate model: Some history, some geology, some basic encyclopedic facts, and some … [Read more...]
Book Review: Food Lovers’ Guide to Connecticut
Delicious Food Lovers' Guide to® Connecticut: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings By Patricia Brooks, 2013 In a previous review of a similar book, I explained why I'd have difficulties writing a book. It had to do with my particular brain and how I'd hate to finish writing a book, waiting for … [Read more...]
Book Review: Sufferings in Africa
”Captain Jack Will Get You Enslaved Tonight” Sufferings in Africa, 1817 By Captain James Riley I’m not really sure why I decided to read this book for the purposes of a CTMQ “Connecticut” book review. Actually, that’s not true – I know exactly why I did. Back when the boys and I poked around Holy Apostles College … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut Made
Made in the Shade (Tobacco State) Connecticut Made, 2016 By Cynthia Parzych This book is a perfectly fine book. It’s also (yet another) book that shines a light on one of the reasons I don’t write a book. You see, books like this are very temporal in nature. They have an expiration date; a short shelf life of … [Read more...]
Book Review: Going Outside in Connecticut
SCORP-de-DORP Going Outside in Connecticut, 2017 By Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Why am I “reviewing” this “book?” Why was it on the “special” short lending period shelf at the library? Like, who in the world is checking this thing out? As the (probably) one person who … [Read more...]
Book Review: Mystic Seaport
Salty Mystic Seaport, 1974 By The Mystic Seaport, Inc. I was perusing the shelves at the Windsor Library the other day and happened upon this book. It’s a picture book. There is one page of text. I could copy those three paragraphs and delight you with them, but you can probably guess what they say. So … [Read more...]
Book Review: Afoot in Connecticut
A Foot in My Mouth (Probably) Afoot in Connecticut, 2013 By Eric D. Lehman Afoot in Connecticut is a love letter to many things. In fact, it begins with a story wherein the author hikes off-trail among the quarry cliffs at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden to bury love letters from an ex-girlfriend and ends with … [Read more...]
Book Review: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Gorgeous On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong, 2019 I can't write a review of this book that stands up to the book itself. The beauty of Ocean Vuong's writing deserves the beauty of a top fiction reviewer. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous has certainly received its share of glowing reviews, written by … [Read more...]
Book Review: Classic Diners of Connecticut
Diners, Dives, and Drive-By's Classic Diners of Connecticut Garrison Leykam, 2013 Let's face it, diner culture is dying. Some have probably engraved the headstone already. It is for that reason that I decided to list and visit Connecticut's "classic" diners several years ago. My list has grown and shrunk over the … [Read more...]
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