The Android's Dream by John Scalzi
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Travel by Bullet by John Scalzi
The Android's Dream - 3/5 This is an early Scalzi, and it's one of his, sigh, funny books. Sometimes I really like John Scalzi and sometimes I think he's so annoying. This book is a pretty funny science fiction in general but he still Scalzis all over it. We begin with a secretive meeting between … [Read more]
The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
This is one of the very early novels of the writer Ngũgĩ. He's usually on the shortlist (unofficial) for the Nobel each year but keeps not winning. This seems likely because it's possible he might reject the award (and maybe her should?) or use the platform to continue to spell out his anti-colonial … [Read more]
Snake Falls To Earth by Darcie Little Badger
CBR14 BINGO: Snake Square (BINGO! Snake to Elephant) (Again, another literal one: Snake in the title. One of the main characters is a cottonmouth snake.) Aside from the joy it brings my non-athletic yet competitive spirit, I love CBR Bingo for all of the books it brings into my life. Keyword … [Read more]
Garden of Earthly Bodies by Sally Oliver
CBR14 BINGO: Bodies square (Obviously, the title. But also, this author has a very interesting way of writing about bodies, bodily functions, and the senses. I hesitate to call it sensual because it was more than that. Oliver has a very acute awareness of how a body can react to grief, sickness, … [Read more]
Funky Dan and the Pixie Dream Girl by Courtney Lanning
CBR14 BINGO: Funky square (Googled “funky” for kicks. Could not ignore this title. Could you? That title and cover are perfection. Felt like Cannonball Bingo kismet.) Okay. This book had all of the bones of an outrageous fantastical romp. Indebted to a witch, a cursed man (Dan) is tasked … [Read more]
Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout
CBR14: Scandal square (I may be overreaching because this book is not about a singular scandal but it’s full of scandalous behavior: spouse & child abandonment, serial infidelity, and Nazis. Many skeletons in fancy walk-in closets.) This book is Strout’s third novel in the “Amgash Series” … [Read more]
