Read: Eagle & Crane - Suzanne Rindell (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2018) Tom Lake - Ann Patchett (Harper Collins, 2023) The Tiger's Wife - Tea Obreht (Random House, 2011) Night Theater - Vikram Paralkar (Catapult, 2020) Bottled Goods - Sophie van Llewyn (Harper Perennial, 2020) Did Not Finish: Cursed Bread - Sophie Mackintosh Sun House -… Continue reading What I Read – August 2023
Category: Book Reviews
(Point Form) Book Review: The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
Point Form Book Reviews are my way of catching up on book reviews where maybe too much time has passed or I don't have a whole lot to say about a book but still want to share some thoughts. I actually don't have a lot of thoughts about this book. It wont the Giller Prize… Continue reading (Point Form) Book Review: The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
What I Read – July 2023
Read: I am Homeless if This is Not My Home - Lorrie Moore (Bond Street Books, 2023) The Whole Animal - Corinna Chong (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2023) The Parables of Grace - Robert Farrar Capon (Wiliam B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 1990) Bad Cree - Jessica Johns (Harper Collins, 2023) Travels with my Aunt - Graham… Continue reading What I Read – July 2023
Book Review: The Mythmakers by Keziah Weir
I read an Advance Readers Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. On sale now. Sal's life is not going great. Her relationships has probably ended. The magazine article she took a big risk on writing and was hoping would catapult her career forward has failed spectacularly. So it isn't all that surprising… Continue reading Book Review: The Mythmakers by Keziah Weir
(Audio) Book Review: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
This weird little novel is a letter of sorts to friendship, grief, and dogs. The narrator is an unnamed woman (most of the characters are unnamed, except the dog) who has recently lost her longtime friend and mentor to suicide. They were both writers, him perhaps the more successful, or at the least the more… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Book Review: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Yellowface is a messy woman/disaster story in the best possible way. It's the sort of book that will have you inwardly yelling at the protagonist about her bad choices but you don't want to stop reading because you just have to find out how it all ends. June Hayward is an author of small success.… Continue reading Book Review: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Book Review: The Certainties by Aislinn Hunter
The Certainties - Aislinn Hunter (Knopf Canada, 2020) The Certainties is exactly the kind of dreamy, poetic novel that I find it so easy to fall in love with. It's a style of writing that I adore but I also know that it isn't for every reader. This novel reminded me of others I loved… Continue reading Book Review: The Certainties by Aislinn Hunter
Book Review: Life and Other Love Songs by Anissa Gray
I received an Advance Readers' Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. It is on sale now. This family story follows several characters over the course of decades, primarily in the city of Detroit. Orzo Armstead never arrives home on the day of his 37th birthday. He had lunch with his brother, left… Continue reading Book Review: Life and Other Love Songs by Anissa Gray
What I Read – June 2023
Read: The Night Ship - Jess Kidd The Garden Party & Other Stories - Katherine Mansfield (Century Hutchinson, 1988) Let us be True - Erna Buffie (Coteau Books, 2015) The Sleeping Car Porter - Suzette Mayr (Coach House Books, 2022) She Who Became the Sun - Shelly Parker-Chan (MacMillan Audio, 2021) The Friend - Sigrid… Continue reading What I Read – June 2023
Summer Reading Plan: 15 Books of Summer
For the second year, I'm participating in the 20 Books of Summer - the most relaxed reading challenge there may be. Run by Cathy at 746 Books, you pick what you want to read over the months of June, July, and August and share them. Both the titles and numbers are entirely flexible which adds… Continue reading Summer Reading Plan: 15 Books of Summer
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