2010 Reading #39: My Father's Ghost by Suzy McKee Charnas
Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
31. Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley.
32. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.
33. Justice League of America, Volume 2 by Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky, et al.
34. Killer Princesses by Gail Simone and Lea Hernandez.
35. Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 1 by Michael Chabon, Kevin McCarthy, Glen David Gold, Howard Chaykin, Bill Sienkewicz, etc.
36. Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn by Robert Holdstock.
37. Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800 by Jeff Sypeck.
38. Justice League of America, Volume 3 by Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky, Carmine Infantino, et al.
39. My Father's Ghost by Suzy McKee Charnas. I'm a fan of Charnas's Holdfast Chronicles, and so when this came out a few years ago I picked up a copy. In contrast to most of her other work, My Father's Ghost is nonfiction, memoir really, the story of living with her estranged, aging, and somewhat indigent father through the last twenty-odd years of his life. Robinson McKee was an eccentric painter, but one who seems never to have quite lived up to his own standards and saw little success; as a result, this book has two faces, one showing a meditation on aging and elder care, and another showing the potential consequences of the artistic tendency to position oneself outside of society. I found it a pretty sad book, but also a brave and necessary one.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
31. Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley.
32. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.
33. Justice League of America, Volume 2 by Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky, et al.
34. Killer Princesses by Gail Simone and Lea Hernandez.
35. Michael Chabon Presents: The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, Volume 1 by Michael Chabon, Kevin McCarthy, Glen David Gold, Howard Chaykin, Bill Sienkewicz, etc.
36. Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn by Robert Holdstock.
37. Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800 by Jeff Sypeck.
38. Justice League of America, Volume 3 by Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky, Carmine Infantino, et al.
39. My Father's Ghost by Suzy McKee Charnas. I'm a fan of Charnas's Holdfast Chronicles, and so when this came out a few years ago I picked up a copy. In contrast to most of her other work, My Father's Ghost is nonfiction, memoir really, the story of living with her estranged, aging, and somewhat indigent father through the last twenty-odd years of his life. Robinson McKee was an eccentric painter, but one who seems never to have quite lived up to his own standards and saw little success; as a result, this book has two faces, one showing a meditation on aging and elder care, and another showing the potential consequences of the artistic tendency to position oneself outside of society. I found it a pretty sad book, but also a brave and necessary one.