friendship: an expose (2006)

Friendship: An Expose (Joseph Epstein)

i was already a big fan of epstein's "snobbery" so when i heard that he was turning his attentions to the topic of friendship, i was delighted. the book is not an exacting tome on friendship as much as it is a retrospective of epstein's friendships and subsequent personal observations. it makes for interesting reading and epstein throws in enough thought curveballs that everyone should gain something (or re-evalulate, re-categorize your friends) from reading this book.

moon tiger (1987)

Moon Tiger (Penelope Lively)

there's not much else to say about this book aside from the fact that it's amazing. the story is somewhat "english patient-ish" but the writing is spectacular. engrossing and extremely captivating, this is one of the best books i've read recently. looks like that booker prize was well deserved.