Showing posts with label book reviews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book reviews. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Wine, Waves and Change: Reading Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat in Paris

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  Wine, Waves and Change: Reading Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat in Paris By Armando Ortiz I read John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat while traveling...
Friday, October 3, 2025

Dreams from Bunker Hill: Fante's City and Mine - Book Review

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Dreams from Bunker Hill: Fante’s City and Mine - Book Review From Bunker Hill to Santa Monica: Reading Fante against my Los Angeles By Arman...
Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Detroit in the '70s: Elmore Leonard's City Primeval

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Detroit in the ‘70s: Elmore Leonard’s City Primeval By Armando Ortiz . Elmore Leonard’s City Primeval was a good read that kept me engaged ...
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Waves, Joan Sebastian, and Hemingway: A Central Coast Road Trip from L.A.

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Waves, Joan Sebastian, and Hemingway:  A Central Coast Road Trip from L.A. Reflections from a California road trip where literature and ball...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Roberto Bolano's Cowboy Graves: Book Review

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Roberto Bolano’s Cowboy Graves: Book Review By Armando Ortiz Roberto Bolano’s collection, Cowboy Graves , was published posthumously in 2017...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath: Book Review and Reflections

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John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath: Book Review and Reflections By Armando Ortiz Is the migration of people a phenomenon that exists durin...
Monday, July 29, 2024

John Steinbeck’s The Pearl: Review

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Standing Against the Waves - John Steinbeck’s The Pearl: Review By Armando Ortiz In John Steinbeck’s novella The Pearl, a young couple name...
Saturday, June 15, 2024

Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot: Review

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Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot: Review By Armando Ortiz Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot can be seen from the perspective of the di...