Date Read: October 31, 2020 Title: Devolution Author: Max Brooks Genre: Horror Audience: Adult; perhaps some teens who enjoy horror. Rating: 4 stars Things I liked: The full cast recording was AMAZING. I mean, Nathan Fillion, Jeff Daniles, Kate Mulgrew – how could a reader ask for more? World War Z continues to be one … Continue reading Devolution ALC Review
(And yes, I’ll get back to addressing my hiatus, but I have an urge to write about this other thing and I’m running with it). Here’s the deal. I rate books based on my enjoyment of them. Or at least I do theoretically. There are times when I realize the book I’m reading is not … Continue reading Reader’s Rant #6: Pesky Ratings
I’m going to take a deliberate pause from posting on here for a while (my pauses in the past were mostly due to apathy, tbh). My words about books seem worse than pointless right now, and until I develop the vocabulary to know how to be the best ally I can be I think one … Continue reading Words aren’t enough
Date Read: March 15, 2020 Title: Girl, Woman, Other Author: Bernandine Evaristo Genre: Literary Fiction Audience: Fiction Rating: 4 stars Things I liked: Oh, what prose! This is such a beautifully written book. It felt like reading poetry. Which was the point, of course. Now I’m tempted to re-read it and this time read it … Continue reading Girl, Woman, Other Book Review
Date Read: March 9, 2020 Title: Homie Author: Danez Smith Genre: Poetry Audience: Adult Rating: 5 stars Things I liked: Everything. Things I disliked: Nothing 🙂 To be honest, I’m not a big reader of poetry. Some of this is because I lack the patience to read literature that uses language that is sometimes too … Continue reading Homie Book Review
Date Read: March 4, 2020 Title: The Proposal Author: Jasmine Guillory Genre: Romance Audience: Adult Rating: 4 stars Things I liked: Oh, the premise! Imagine having your not-so-serious boyfriend propose to you via jumbotron at a professional baseball game and then turn him down because duh. The whole idea is enough to make me…well, I … Continue reading The Proposal review
Date Read: March 4, 2020 Title: The Wedding Party Author: Jasmine Guillory Genre: Romance Audience: Adult Rating: 4 stars Things I liked: I very much enjoy the enemies to lovers trope. Guillory has resurrected my interest in contemporary romance, so there’s that, too. She tells a good story, and keeps me truly interested in the … Continue reading The Wedding Party review
Date Read: February 13, 2020 Title: Toil & Trouble Author: Augusten Burroughs Genre: Memoir Audience: Adult Rating: 3.5 stars Things I liked: I’ve always enjoyed Burroughs’ voice. Literally and metaphorically, in this case, as I listened to this on audio. He’s both arrogant and self-deprecating. And though sometimes his complaints about himself can come across … Continue reading Toil & Trouble
January 2020 Wrap-Up Number of books read: 13 Popsugar Reading Challenge books read: 4 #1. A book that’s published in 2020: Shakespeare for squirrels by Christopher Moore #35. A book with a 3-word title: Men at arms by Terry Pratchett #38. A book by or about a journalist: The death and life of the Great … Continue reading January 2020 Wrap-Up
Date Read: January 29, 2020 Title: Island of the Mad Author: Laurie R. King Genre: Mystery; Mary Russell series Audience: Adult Rating: 3 stars Things I liked: Russell and Holmes, of course. I mean, I’m still a little disturbed at the age difference, and I never REALLY feel like I understand how or why their … Continue reading LibraryThing Early Reviewers Review: Island of the Mad
