This cold, snowy weekend has enabled me to do lots and lots of reading. Now, to catch up on the reviews! I finally finished Mockingjay on Saturday night. The first time I read it, I hated it. I didn’t hate the ending, but I thought it was the least interesting and more poorly-edited than the … [Read more]
I've been looking forward to reading this novel for a while, even if other books kept getting in the way. I would like to visit Cambodia one day, mostly to visit Angkor Wat, and a friend of mine lives there. As a result I was very interested to read about this darker period of Cambodian history … [Read more]
This novel appeared on several 2013 "best novels" lists and it seems to fit into a genre that's very popular these days, featuring a narrator whose truthfulness and mental well being are unclear. As I read, I was reminded of novels like The Other Typist and The Dinner, but The Woman Upstairs carves … [Read more]
"What'll become of us? All of us?" "In the end, only one thing." The Invisible Bridge is a novel about one young man's journey from adolescence into manhood, on the eve of World War II. I cannot remember who recommended that I read this book, so I am unable to thank them for the … [Read more]
I picked up Middlemarch as part of The Toast's Middlemarch book club, since I somehow had gone 31 years without reading any George Eliot. So much has already been said about this book that it's difficult to know where to start with my humble review! I enjoyed this novel immensely. It's rare … [Read more]
Since I totally blew it in CBR V, I'm going to try to redeem myself this year. I submitted for a half cannonball, and only reviewed 8. :( I WILL SUCCEED! … [Read more]
