Jeremy Anderberg

4 days ago | thebigread.substack.com | Jeremy Anderberg

Hello, readers! Part of what I enjoy doing when reading classic books is simply trying to observe where my natural interest and attention waxes and wanes over the course of the story. In the first half of the book, what was so compelling to me was Huck and Jim’s relationship and their escape down the river. The Mighty Mississippi is as much of a well-wr…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to The Big Read to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

6 days ago | readmorebooks.co | Jeremy Anderberg

Hello readers! On Monday, the Pulitzer Prize board handed out the most prestigious awards in the book business. Since I embarked on my Pulitzer Project two years ago, Pulitzer week has become one of my favorite weeks on the literary calendar. I’ve said it before, but it’s worth repeating: literary prizes are not necessarily about determining the “best” books. To me, they are always fascinating for what they say about American culture in that moment.

1 week ago | thebigread.substack.com | Jeremy Anderberg

Hello, readers! We’re about 150 pages into Huck Finn (at least in my edition) and I’m amazed at how much depth this story has — especially compared to what I was expecting based on high school reading of it. We’re seeing Huck grow up, we’re seeing the complex interplay of race and friendship, and we’re seeing Twain’s cynical view of the gilded and hypoc…Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to The Big Read to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

1 week ago | readmorebooks.co | Jeremy Anderberg

Happy Friday readers! Here is what’s on tap this week: A review of Shigehiro Oishi’s Life in Three DimensionsA book rec to learn a bit more about the papacy 5 Things: Links and Opinions If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you know that pyschology and self-improvement books rarely stick with me. To be quite honest, I almost always find the “insights” to simply be re-hashed ideas that have been shared countless times before.

2 weeks ago | readmorebooks.co | Jeremy Anderberg

Hey there, readers!Once again, it’s time to chat about our favorite reads of the previous month. Here’s what our family most enjoyed in April:JEREMY: Wouk took my favorite fiction spot for both March and April. The Winds of War is absolutely epic in scope, covering the Henry family’s experience in the first couple of years of WWII. Can’t wait to read the sequel.