5 Most Popular Posts: July 2016
- August 10, 2016
We here at the Independent love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are July’s winners.
- John A. Farrell’s review of Bush by Jean Edward Smith. Spoiler alert: Our 43rd president doesn’t come off looking so great in this new book, which is as much an indictment as a biography.
- Michael Causey’s review of Never a Dull Moment: 1971, the Year That Rock Exploded by David Hepworth. Although popular with readers, this piece is tough for us to praise. You see, reviewer Causey is apparently a big Hall & Oates fan. You understand our concerns about his judgment…
- Bárbara Mujica’s review of Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger. A thoughtful critique of the journalist’s latest book, which tackles the complicated, emotionally fraught issues faced by soldiers returning from war.
- “10 Sensational Summer Reads” by Shanna Wilson. Margarita? Check. Sunscreen? Check. Stack of irresistible titles to tote along to the beach? Thanks to Wilson’s wide-ranging list, check!
- Patricia Ann McNair’s review of A Certain Age by Beatriz Williams. Murder, illicit affairs, bathtub gin, and flapper dresses? If there’s something missing from this Jazz Age novel, we don’t know what it is.
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