Last summer, I read The Whole Five Feet by Christopher R. Beha, an account of that author’s journey through the Harvard Classics. I was struck by the fact that the first work in that series was Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography, so it seemed a natural choice for my year of Americana.
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As previously noted, my reading plan for 2010 consists of a steady diet of classic Americana. Nevertheless, I could not resist the temptation presented by a new novel from Ian McEwan. While I don’t read a great deal of contemporary fiction, McEwan is one of the few living authors that I really get excited about. Atonement is my favorite. On Chesil Beach (2007) failed to thrill me, but I was nevertheless eager to sample his latest offering.
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