Hamnet & Judith, by Maggie O'Farrell. Pub 2020 (The book is published as "Hamnet" in the UK - don't know why...) I can't remember where or when I first heard about this book, but it made it on to my book wish list and became one of my Christmas additions to my tsundoku. I've been making my … Continue reading Book report #4 (2021)
Book report #3 (2021)
The Children of Jocasta, by Natalie Haynes. Pub 2018 After that last book I read, I was hoping for a compelling page-turner, and was not disappointed with this book. A retelling of the Oedipus myth (spoiler alert: reading that information will be a spoiler for this book) from the perspectives of two minor characters from … Continue reading Book report #3 (2021)
Book report #2 (2021)
Very Nice, by Marcy Dermansky. Pub 2019 I have read Dermansky's previous books (Bad Marie and Red Car) which were wonderful. The lead characters were flawed and made bad decisions, but were still people you cared about and rooted for. I had such high hopes for this book, but was disappointed. Sadly, there was no … Continue reading Book report #2 (2021)
Book report #1 (2021)
Reynard the Fox, by Anne Louise Avery. Pub 2020 I have been following @AnneLouiseAvery on Twitter for a little over a year. In her tweets (and now also on Patreon) she tells delightful little stories about animals living in and around a small village in Southern England. Centred around Old Fox and his wise and … Continue reading Book report #1 (2021)
2021 Reading Challenge
Another year, another list. 2021's reading list takes us to 34 items, with some more new categories to keep things interesting. The list is below. This year we combined play and poetry into a single category, and added a book from high school or university, a book about politics or history, and a book with … Continue reading 2021 Reading Challenge
Good riddance, 2020
Like most people I'm sure, I'll be glad to flip the calendar from 2020. I started this blog in 2010, at the end of (for me) a tumultuous year. 2020 has been less personally challenging but still no picnic. I tried for a few years doing a year-end sum-up of things that made me laugh/cry/get … Continue reading Good riddance, 2020
2020 Reading Challenge – summary
I don't know why I haven't done this before - a summary of the year's reading. Perhaps I've just gotten more organized in recent year. Here's the final book list for 2020: 1 – Body part in titleAny Human Heart – William Boyd2 – Published before 1939Mrs. Dalloway – Virginia Woolf3 – Published in 2019The … Continue reading 2020 Reading Challenge – summary
Book report #35 (2020)
Landmarks, by Robert MacFarlane. Pub 2015 I have wanted to read something by Robert MacFarlane, and when I saw that I needed a language book to complete my list for 2020, he was a good choice. I opted for this book because I already owned it (otherwise, I would likely have chosen The Lost Words). … Continue reading Book report #35 (2020)
Book report #34 (2020)
Moon of the Crusted Snow, by Waubgeshig Rice. Pub 2018 I chose this one based on one of those "staff picks" walls at a local bookstore (obviously, a while ago). It has been on my to-read list for a while, and so was on the list of books I gave to my sister for Christmas … Continue reading Book report #34 (2020)
Book report #33* (2020)
The Splendid and the Vile, by Erik Larsen. Pub 2020 This was a leftover from vacation, and one that I don't recall how or why it made it into my book pile, as it's not a genre (historical war fiction) I normally go for. I have wanted to know/learn more about Winston Churchill, but I … Continue reading Book report #33* (2020)
