Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane
I could not do it you guys. I could not give this book more than a star rating. The more I thought about, the more issues I had besides this not being a romance book though it is promoted as one. The main character Harriet had too much stuff that just didn't work for me. And I loathed the fact that … [Read more]
The Devil is a Part-Timer vols 16-18 by Satoshi Wagahara, Akio Hiiragi
Bingo 9: Heart In a lot of ways, The Devil is a Part-Timer is a kind of generic comedy in which a fantasy hero, her arch-nemesis the king of demons, and a few allies end up transported in our world, and have to deal both with everyday things like groceries, jobs, transportation, as well as trying … [Read more]
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
CBR14 BINGO: Adapt, because it was adapted into the wonderful 1993 film of the same name "I'm telling you, sir, you'll be sorry if you don't take a walk up there. And you never know. A couple more years and it might be too late." This advice from a stranger on a country road to the novel's … [Read more]
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
CBR 14 BINGO: Rec'd. MsWas recommended this one to me, and I will be recommending it to others. I also saw this recommended on NPR's list of best sci-fi and fantasy books of the last decade. In 1912 Cairo, collector of antiquities, lover of the exotic, and all around British-colonial caricature … [Read more]
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best for: Those who like deep, emotional, thoughtful novels that are more character driven than plot-driven. In a nutshell: Klara is an AF waiting to be chosen by a child. Why I chose it: Never Let Me Go remains one of my absolute favorite novels. I saw all the great reviews this one was … [Read more]
How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton
How Proust Can Change Your Life is Alain de Botton’s often tongue-in-cheek ‘lifestyle guide’ based on lessons from the life of canonical author Marcel Proust, the author of In Search of Lost Time. Although Proust is a canonical author, I have not yet had the pleasure of reading him, nor was I very … [Read more]
