What I Read: August 2024

Read: The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo (Henry Holt & Company, 2024) A Room of One's Own - Virginia Woolf (Penguin Modern Classics, 1975) In the Woods - Tana French (Penguin Books, 2017) The Likeness - Tana French ( Penguin Books, 2017) The Coast Road - Alan Murrin (Harper Via, 2024) Lifelines - Heidi Diehl… Continue reading What I Read: August 2024

What I Read: July 2024

Read: God in the Dock - C.S. Lewis (Collins, 1979) The Whalebone Theatre - Joanna Quinn (Alfred A. Knopf, 2022) The Little Friend - Donna Tartt (Alfred A. Knopf, 2022) Grief is the Thing with Feathers - Max Porter (Graywolf Press, 2014) The Capital of Dreams - Heather O'Neill Did Not Finish: Santa Evita -… Continue reading What I Read: July 2024

Book Review: The Capital of Dreams by Heather O’Neill (20 Books of Summer)

The Capital of Dreams - Heather O'Neill (Harper Collins Publishers Ltd., 2024) I received an Advance Readers' Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Publication Date: 9 October 2024 I've read all of Heather O'Neill's fiction (see some reviews here) over the years, starting with the debut novel that launched her into CanLit… Continue reading Book Review: The Capital of Dreams by Heather O’Neill (20 Books of Summer)

Book Review: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt (20 Books of Summer)

This book is really long. I've read both The Goldfinch and The Secret History by Donna Tartt before and enjoyed them both and neither are particularly short books. But The Little Friend felt long. I started it on audio and had to renew it once and then switched to a hard copy because I figured… Continue reading Book Review: The Little Friend by Donna Tartt (20 Books of Summer)

Book Review: God in the Dock by C.S. Lewis (20 Books of Summer)

God in the Dock - C.S. Lewis (Collins, 1979) I've read a lot of C.S. Lewis. He's one of my favourite writers and an author whose writings on theology I always find helpful. Lewis tends to be clear, concise, and powerful. God in the Dock is a collection of short essays, mostly published in the… Continue reading Book Review: God in the Dock by C.S. Lewis (20 Books of Summer)

What I Read: June 2024

Read: Our Crumbling Foundation - Gregor Craigie (Random House Canada, 2024) The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Stuart Turton (Tantor Media, 2018) Brotherless Night - V.V. Ganeshananthan (Random House, 2023) Clear - Carys Davies (Scribner, 2024) Introduction to First Nations Ministry - Cheryl Bear-Barnetson (Cherohala Press, 2013) Slow Dance - Rainbow Rowell (William… Continue reading What I Read: June 2024