Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke
Perhaps this isn’t a genuine five star book but I enjoyed myself so much while reading it that I’ve decided to throw a bit of caution to the wind and award it said coveted rating. Maybe I’ll revisit later on and have second thoughts, but as another reviewer noted this book is compulsively … [Read more]
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Rooney has basically figured out the Adam Sandler of book gigs. This is a reference to how Adam Sandler seems to always make these movies where it is imperative that his character be in a tropical paradise, with a cast that includes his friends, in a time of year that’s convenient in terms of … [Read more]
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
I read Last Night at the Telegraph Club for our Cannon Book Club to celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage month. The YA novel is part historical fiction and part romance. It was a powerful story of coming of age and sexual awakening. It's also a captivating window into what life was like for 1950s … [Read more]
The Body A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
I started The Body A Guide for Occupants about a year ago; I had kind of a pattern starting the year off with a science book of some sort. This year, I guess I’m also ending with one. This book is on the one hand pretty readable since the science is explained in some detail without getting too … [Read more]
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
I have to say midway through I wasn't liking this as much as I liked the previous installment. Something about the timeline, probably, because I'm always of the notion that characters should fall in love over an extended period of time instead of something artificial like a week. There's also a … [Read more]
Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell
In this iteration, Maxwell takes us back to her general universe but in an entirely different quadrant (?), with a new set of main characters, motivations, et al. It’s a gutsy move, given how invested the audience was in the world of Taam and Jainan from Winter's Orbit. As a result, you can … [Read more]
