Michael Walsh's As Time Goes By: A Novel of Casablanca (book review)
Note: This a major revision of one of my first Epinions reviews. I wasn't too happy with either my original version or the rather low "turnout" hits-wise, so I decided to rewrite it almost completely. Part One: Confessions of a Rank Sentimentalist I love this book. As a guy who has read hundreds of novels and non-fiction works, I can be classified as a certified (and, some might add, certifiable ) bibliophile, and most people would say, "Hey, he reads and reviews lots of books...doesn't he love them all?" Obviously, if I buy a book -- I rarely borrow books, and I haven't checked out any from the Miami Dade Public Library system in over 20 years -- I have to at least like it, so maybe I do love most of my books. I rarely say, point blank, that I love a book. I can, however, honestly say that I love Michael Walsh's As Time Goes By: A Novel of Casablanca . Not only am I a fan of the movie that is the well-spring from whic