Charles Dickens’ “favorite child,” David Copperfield is a sprawling book that delivers everything you expect from a Dickens novel.
Fun
Worth Reading: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Who knew the End Time would be this funny?
Worth Reading: Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Don’t be put off by the title—Bleak House contains a full complement of Dickens’ humor as well as social commentary and it introduces Inspector Bucket, the prototypical English detective.
Learning to Swim in The Deep-End of the Pool
I, like my colleagues and probably many of you as well, have developed some go to moves and tricks to deal with learning new skills, “swimming pool, wall-hugging tactics,” so to speak. Only this time, they are keeping me safe while learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.