I read an Advance Uncorrected Proof of this book thanks to HarperVia. This book was translated from the original Dutch by Laura Watkinson. The story of how Frankenstein came to be is a famous one. Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and some other guy (John Polidori but I always forget about him) gathered together… Continue reading Book Review: Mary and the Birth of Frankenstein by Anne Eekhout
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Book Review: The Last by Hanna Jameson
The Last - Hanna Jameson (Atria Books, 2019) Post-apocalyptic murder mystery. That's the hook of The Last and the combination had me intrigued although I'm not generally drawn to murder mysteries. But the unique setting of a remote Swiss hotel immediately following nuclear war had me intrigued. Jon Keller is an American academic, staying at… Continue reading Book Review: The Last by Hanna Jameson
Book Review: Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar
This isn't a book for the squeamish. It doesn't come as a surprise that the author is a medical professional because the details are visceral and, well, detailed. Our main character is a surgeon, ostracized to a remote village after fleeing scandal in the city. As the only doctor in an impoverished location, he is… Continue reading Book Review: Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar
Book Review: The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
In the Balkans in the years following the war, Natalia is a young doctor reeling from the recent death of her beloved grandfather. As she travels to a small village across the border to administer childhood vaccines, she is also searching to unravel her grandfather's history. There are two crucial stories that formed him: his… Continue reading Book Review: The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht
Book Review: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Tom Lake - Ann Patchet (Harper Collins, 2023) Ann Patchett is one of my favourite authors so any new book by her is a must-read in my mind. I picked up my copy of Tom Lake the day after it came out and then saved it for a week or two until I could devote… Continue reading Book Review: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Book Review: The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot
Most of the time when I'm reading a book, I don't like to read a lot of other reviews. At least not until I write my own. Don't get me wrong, I like reading book reviews (obviously) and I love chatting books with other readers, but most of the time I like the chance to… Continue reading Book Review: The Cocktail Party by T.S. Eliot
Book Review: Bottled Goods by Sophie van Llewyn
Alina is a young woman, a teacher, in the 1970s, living in the Socialist Republic of Romania, under a restrictive Communist regime. She and her husband, Liviu are generally happy and in love but when Liviu's brother defects, both of them fall under suspicion and her increasingly threatened with surveillance and interrogation. As the stress… Continue reading Book Review: Bottled Goods by Sophie van Llewyn
Book Review: I Am Homeless if This is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore
I received an advanced e-copy of this book thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley. All opinions are my own. This is such a weird book. I often like weird in my books and I'm often okay with a meandering, non-linear plot but I'm not sure who the audience is for a book like this.… Continue reading Book Review: I Am Homeless if This is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore
(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
(Audio) Book Review: A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
The good neighbourhood (I'm sorry, I will spell the title the way the book spells it but otherwise I'm going to spell it right!) of this novel is Oak Knolls, a quiet, middle class suburban area of North Carolina where the neighbours know each other and many have lived side by side for years. Valerie… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
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