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	The Battle of the Bard: Shakespeare on US Radio in 1937 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakespeare Scholars in Conversation: Interviews with 24 Leading Experts it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael P. rated a book it was amazing Anna Christie by Eugene O'Neill	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A powerful performance of a powerful play. I see a proto–MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN in this one.
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Michael P. rated a book really liked it The Television Sherlock Holmes by Peter Haining	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A little too fannish, though that is the nature of the project, but an otherwise insightful and fairly comprehensive history of Holmes on television with an emphasis on the disappointing Granda series.
Dec 11, 2025 04:18PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing Shakespeare's Players (The Shakespeare Library) by Wendy Greenhill	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a superb if very brief introduction to the players, theaters, and the way theaters were organized in Shakespeare's England. ...more
Dec 07, 2025 03:33PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing The Hard Problem by Tom Stoppard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What is consciousness and how does it work? Tom Stoppard dramatically asks hard questions about the hard problem.
Dec 05, 2025 08:56PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book really liked it Arcadia by Tom Stoppard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Michael P. rated a book it was amazing Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Rarely have I found a book that made me so sad to be this beautiful.
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Michael P. rated a book really liked it Superman: Son of Kal-El, Vol. 3: Battle for Gamorra by Tom Taylor (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The conclusion of Tom Taylor's terrific Jon Kent story. ...more
Nov 24, 2025 09:47AM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The story of an area of land and the generations who live there. The difficulty with a book in which each chapter tells the story of a different family or person across time is giving that story a satisfactory ending. Steinbeck gives it a satisfactor ...more
Nov 22, 2025 09:54PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing Art by Yasmina Reza	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A terrific performance of a play that in some way got me to change my life. I suspect that Ms. Reza would not approve of that.
Nov 13, 2025 10:00PM · like · see review
Michael P. rated a book it was amazing An Elizabethan Song Book: Lute Songs: Madrigals & Rounds by W.H. Auden	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
You do not read this book for the lyrics, which vary in quality, but for the mostly original musical settings for those lyrics. This brings a new dimension for those of us who study the poetry of this era.
Nov 12, 2025 10:43AM · like · see review

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“I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.”
― Amy Sedaris, I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence

tags: alone, being-alone, self-knowledge

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