The Power, by Naomi Alderman. Pub 2016. This book was mentioned/recommended in a leadership forum I'm participating in (or trying to), led by Ryan Holiday, author of The Obstacle is the Way. The forum is okay; some of the readings are inspiring, but many seem like rehashing of points already read and learned about in... Continue Reading →
A Scientific Romance, by Ronald Wright. Book report #17 (2021)
A Scientific Romance, by Ronald Wright. Pub 1997 I first read this book pre-2000, so not too long after it was published. It became a Desert Island book, one that I always list as an all-time favourite. Like others on this year's list for me, it's a favourite that I had not read in many... Continue Reading →
These Truths, by Jill Lepore. Book report #16 (2021)
These Truths, by Jill Lepore. Pub 2018 This book has been my Everest this year. I wish I had recorded when I started it, but am very glad to be recording that I finished it. It was very long (nearly 800 pages, plus nearly 100 pages of citations), but very good. I recall having read... Continue Reading →
Maxwell’s Demon, by Steven Hall. Book report #15 (2021)
Maxwell's Demon, by Steven Hall. Pub 2021 This was a surprise find for me at the bookstore last month. I was looking for a copy of Hall's Raw Shark Texts that I read a few years ago to send to a friend (my own copy was a Kindle version). When I went online to order... Continue Reading →
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers. Book report #14 (2021)
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers. Pub 1923 I've had more interest lately in murder mysteries, inspired by my reading Louise Penny last year and Iona Winslow this year. Dorothy L. Sayers came up in a search of something else, suggested as, "you might also like..." and since this one would tick a few more... Continue Reading →
The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver. Book report #13 (2021)
The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kinsgsolver. Pub 1998 Another re-read of an old favourite, and another that I often claim as a favourite even though I've only read it the once. This book was both good and popular back in the day, and I read it along with many others in the last heady years... Continue Reading →
Fallen, by David Maine. Book report #11 (2021)
Fallen, by David Maine. Pub 2006 This is a book I've read before, but was inspired to read again after listening to a podcast comedy-dramatization of Adam and Eve and the Fall from Eden. I enjoy novels like this that take a small bit of a familiar story and minor characters from a historical text,... Continue Reading →
A Killer in King’s Cove, by Iona Whishaw. Book report #12 (2021)
A Killer in King's Cove, by Iona Whishaw. Pub 2016 I was tempted by this book due to a window display of this book series, and attracted to the idea of a local-ish setting for murder mystery. I determined which was the first book in the series, and treated myself to a new book for... Continue Reading →
The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday. Book report #10 (2021)
The Obstacle is the Way, by Ryan Holiday. Pub 2014 A medium-deep dive into philosophy - specifically, stoicism - this book was recommended by Kielyn Marrone, who I follow on social media after watching her the TV show "Alone" (where contestants are dropped off in the middle of nowhere and have to survive longer than... Continue Reading →
But Beautiful, by Geoff Dyer. Book report #9 (2021)
But Beautiful, by Geoff Dyer. Pub 1991 (although my copy is an American updated version from 1996). I wish I could recall exactly when I got this book, likely more than 10 years ago. I attempted to start it a few time, but never got hooked. This time, I was all in, and what a... Continue Reading →
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