intellectual rigor mortis
Laurel Claytonthoughts about books, media from a deeply unserious person
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2025 In Review (Books, Mostly)
In summary and in review, 2025 was not a very good year. To be graphic and personal, in the early months of 2025, after years of invasive procedures and money, I had a last-ditch, failed round of IVF. It’s been hard to talk about and, quite...
November 2025 Book Reports (this time all hits)
To the mysterious and sacred blend of library holds, friend recommendations, and accidents: thank you for an excellent reading month. What a true treat to read so many books that registered above “good” into the category of “!!!,” that high...
When a Book is Like a Tapestry (The Books of Jacob, Olga Tokarczuk)
To set the scene, the full title of Tokarczuk’s 900-page, 2014 doorstopper is (clearing throat, taking a breath): The Books of Jacob, or: A Fantastic Journey Across Seven Borders, Five Languages, and Three Major Religions, Not Counting the...
Media Report, October 2025 (Badly Behaved Women; Surreal Stories)
There’s a pleasing symmetry to the media I consumed and am writing about this month. The first two books here are funny, quick reads about brash Jewish women behaving badly. Listen. Sometimes you look for a distraction and find a mirror ins...
September 2025 Book Report
After not reading for most of the month, I finished the following four books in the last few weeks of September. There are many instructive posts on this website and others about “getting out of a reading slump,” to which I can add my advic...
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