Tracking Down Gunter Grass

Posted by Kevin Donovan on March 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

The Tin Drum is a novel I’ve seen on bookstore shelves for years. Books with especially hefty spines are easy to spot, and The Tin Drum, at more than 600 pages, takes up a good bit of shelf real estate. (Quick aside, I’ve always thought the spine of the book should be shown when you consider … Continue reading →

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Atlas Slogged – A report on reading an almost unreadable book

Posted by Kevin Donovan on March 5, 2013 · 1 Comment 

Richard Dawkins, the puckish and quotable standard bearer of the new atheism, once called the God portrayed in the Old Testament “the most unpleasant character in all fiction.” Of the OT God’s legion of fans, Dawkins then added, “I suspect they… haven’t read the Old Testament or they’re not the kind of people I would … Continue reading →

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