Does Summer of Long Knives Pass the Page 99 Test?
The page 99 test arises from a quote from Ford Madox Ford, author of The Good Soldier, and one of the most important forces in early 20th century literary modernism: "Open the…
Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?
Two days ago, it was Richard Nixon's 100th birthday. I know. I know. I'm having a hard time coming down from it myself. Part of the reason you might have…
Reading A Bad Book and the “Page 99” Test
John Warner, a.k.a. the Biblioracle at the Chicago Tribune, talks about quitting on bad books: I used to be one of those people who refused to give up on a book.…