Decided to tackle my second book by David Mitchell after ‘Cloud Atlas’ which was a great idea because it was meaty, and now I’ve now got two more from the library lined up! The good part is that it was ultimately much more streamlined and easy to follow than ‘Cloud … Continue reading
About seven years ago I snatched up my first historical non-fiction book set in Tudor times from a vintage pawn shop on my way home from East Wenatchee, WA. It was about Queen Elizabeth I by Alison Weir, and although extremely rich in detail and a little tricky to remember … Continue reading
In 2004 Tim Cope, a young Australian adventurer, set out to do what hadn’t been done since ancient times: to travel on horseback across the entire length of the Eurasian steppe, from Karakorum, the ancient capital of Mongolia, through Kazakhstan, Russia, Crimea and the Ukraine to the Danube River in … Continue reading
I call it quits. ’50 Books You Have to Read!’ (paraphrasing from Buzzfeed) ‘Modern Library 100 Best Novels’: Amazon. Wait, what’s this? “If beating around the bush was a crime; then, Salman Rushdie would be charged with aggravated assault and attempt to murder of that bush.” A reader named Shayantani … Continue reading
I haven’t had anything to read in weeks which is torture – the first phrase that came to my mind, commonly used by us for things like being thirsty or wanting a burger. However, what Agnes Humbert went through was real torture, and shed light on the little known perils … Continue reading
FINALLY some decent sci-fi after that last debacle! ‘Riverworld’ was a conglomerate of the first two books in the series, and as such my rating is in the middle. ‘To Your Scattered Bodies Go’ is a fascinating idea, although I will tell you right now (starting book five) you aren’t … Continue reading
Look at this gorgeous cover. LOOKATIT! Now walk away because it was horrid and I hated it. I tried to give it up about four times, I even read two books in-between. A few days ago I randomly read about ‘PuppyGate’ wherein it seems a bunch of people argue about … Continue reading
‘The Lies of Locke Lamora’ is a tough call for me. I’d read so many great reviews about it, and it’s such a favorite with people that I had to read it. There was great stuff, there was saturating stuff, there was bad stuff. I think this is Scott Lynch’s … Continue reading
Nah. I do not like this one bit.
Meh. Eh. Others might like it I had serious problems with style or substance.
Enjoyable read. Would recommend, had something special that appeals to readers.
Clearly my type of book. Impressive writing skill and/or plot/characters. A solid book.
A lonely unicorn rating. My personal opinion doesn't even count here: an amazing book, I sweep my hat to it.
