The Left Handed Dictionary by Leonard Louis Levinson
Thursday July 30 is "Paperback Book Day," celebrating the first books published in paperback by Penguin Publishing Co. back in 1835. Many years ago (but not as far back as that) when I was in 8th grade, I received this gem of a paperback from the assistant principal of my middle school. The Left … [Read more]
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson, is Book One of the Mistborn Original Trilogy. Although I read a good amount of fantasy, I have, for some reason, never read any Brandon Sanderson. But, since this year is the 20th anniversary of the original publication of Mistborn, I thought I’d give it a … [Read more]
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
cbr18bingo Or (like it says above) This is the third book from Whitehead that I have read - each one a treat and all so very different. No matter what the subject matter is, he is just a flat out good writer. (The other two were Sag Harbor and Harlem Shuffle, by the way). There is a reason … [Read more]
Monsters: What Do We Do With Great Art by Bad People? by Clair Dederer
Rating: 2.5 Stars In a nutshell: Critic Dederer ostensibly seeks to explore how we can (and if we should still) consume art by those who have done horrible things. In reality, the book meanders, doesn’t fit the brief, and ultimately uses a bit of a cop-out to basically say ‘its fine, do what … [Read more]
A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz
CBR18 BINGO: And, because this is the 6th book in the Hawthorne & Horowitz series Anthony Horowitz is back with another Hawthorne mystery, and the premise this time is that his novel The Word is Murder is being turned into a movie! As you can imagine, this novel has fun skewering the movie … [Read more]
Blood of Dragons: Volume Four of the Rain Wilds Chronicles by Robin Hobb
Cbr18bingo Versus Blood of Dragons is the thrilling conclusion to The Rain Wilds Chronicles featuring the showdowns readers have been waiting for: men versus dragons, old ways versus new, and that nasty, greedy abuser Hest versus Alise and Sedric. The traders of Bingtown and the people of the … [Read more]
New Arcana by Jessica Traynor
CBR 18 Bingo: FRIENDS Back in mid-March, I was like, "Life is leveling out! I can write reviews again!" And then my beloved 16-year-old dog, not two weeks later, passed away. And I did not write any reviews, obviously. I'm not going to tempt the fates again by suggesting life is leveling out. … [Read more]
