Dearly Beloved follows, from childhood into late life, two Presbyterian ministers and the women they marry. This might not sound dramatically interesting and it certainly isn't a book filled with twists and turns. Instead it's a study of character. We have two men, Charles and James, who each come to ministry at a fairly young… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
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(Audio) Book Review: Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
I should probably start this off by confessing that I've never read Shakespeare's Macbeth, nor have I ever seen a production of it. So there may well be references in Ava Reid's re-telling that I missed. That said, I'm familiar with the plot points and the characters and I read the Wikipedia article once I… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
Book Review: The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation - Jonathan Haidt (Penguin Press, 2024) When I posted on Instagram that I was currently reading The Anxious Generation, I very quickly received several DMs from friends that they were curious about the book, that they wanted to read it too, or that they wanted to know what I thought when I… Continue reading Book Review: The Anxious Generation
(Audio) Book Review: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory - Tim Alberta (Harper Collins Audio, 2023) (narrated by the author) I first came across this book via customer request at work. Probably because of this, with the book's subtitle of "American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism", I assumed it was a look at the Evangelical Church… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory by Tim Alberta
Book Review: The Last Man in Paradise by Syed M. Masood
I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book thanks to 8th Note Press and NetGalley. All opinions are my own. Azaan hasn't been back to his northern California hometown for many years. Not since he was caught kissing Madison, a white girl, by his father, the local imam. Azaan's family believes he's spent the… Continue reading Book Review: The Last Man in Paradise by Syed M. Masood
Book Review: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
I heard a lot of mixed reviews for this one before I decided to pick it up and see for myself. Fair warning: this review will also be mixed. Our never-named narrator receives a position in a secretive branch of the UK government. Her new job is to be a "bridge". A bridge is a… Continue reading Book Review: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
What I Read: February 2025
Because I forgot to mention it last month - I've made the switch from Goodreads to StoryGraph. Feel free to find me (I'm Karissareadsbooks) there if you also are a user. Read: The Dearly Beloved - Cara Wall (Simon & Schuster Audio, 2019) Abigail - Magda Szabo (translated from Hungarian by Len Rix) (New York… Continue reading What I Read: February 2025
Book Review: At a Loss for Words by Carol Off
At a Loss for Words - Carol Off (Random House Canada, 2024) Carol Off is a widely respected Canadian journalist, the longtime host of CBC’s As It Happens. As such, and because I have read a book by Off before, I felt confident this book would be illuminating and fair and it did not disappoint.… Continue reading Book Review: At a Loss for Words by Carol Off
Book Review: Abigail by Magda Szabo
Abigail - Magda Szabo (New York Review Books, 2020) This book was translated from the Hungarian by Len Rix. I think we can all be guilty sometimes of assuming that people who lived a long time ago (and by extension, books written by and about people who lived a long time ago), aren't going to… Continue reading Book Review: Abigail by Magda Szabo
Book Review: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - Omar El Akkad (McClelland & Stewart, 2025) I received an Advance Reader's Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Pub date: February 25, 2025 No, there is no terrible thing coming for you in some distant future, but know that a terrible thing… Continue reading Book Review: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
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