Jimbo Rants

I reread Anna Karenina. The book didn't live up to the hype I gave it the first reading. Below is my review from 2019 when I first read ...

Update on a previous post. I want to reread all my favorite books. My friend AJ joined me. We were on a roll for a few months and then fell...

Background I'm slowly reading The Odyssey with a friend. There is a great line by Achilles that reminded me of John Milton's Satan f...

Introduction I like to think of myself as a critical thinker who is open to changing my mind based on evidence and better information. I ack...

Background I've been listening to The Neapolitan Quartet by Elena Ferrante. Each novel is ~500 pages. Ferrante has completely enthralled...

This will be a running list of mine. Here are the first essays on my hit list. The order will be as I add and read them. Some of the essays ...

Here is my first essay review for the essay " WHY THE ARTS ARE NOT PROGRESSIVE" by William Hazlitt . Overall I agree with the main...