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Interstellar Pig by William Sleator. Or, a board game I could actually play.
Read September 2017 Recommended for fans of sci-fi, board games ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 It takes a special book to stick in one’s memory for over thirty years. There are some I remember because I read them over and … Continue reading
A Rare Book of Cunning Device by Ben Aaronovitch, read by Kobna Holdbrook Smith
Listened May 2017 Recommended for fans of UF police detectives ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ aka “Ben’s Ode to Librarians and Their Charges,” free at Audible. A wonderful introduction to both Peter Grant and the wonders of Kobna Holdbrook-Smith’s voice … Continue reading
The More than Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide by Douglas Adams
Listened May 2017 Recommended for fans of the absurd ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The edition of the Guide that replaced all others in my library, it contains an introduction by Douglas Adams that adds interesting details for fans … Continue reading
The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch
Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of UF police detectives ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A delightful side adventure in the Peter Grant universe. I found myself chuckling, highlighting as a went, enjoying Grant’s wry observations of the city … Continue reading
bellwether by Connie Willis
Re-Read March 2017 Recommended for fans of light romantic comedy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I owe bellwether a review. Bellwether is a book that I inevitably turn to when I want something that is light, clever, literate … Continue reading
The Trespasser by Tana French
Read March 2017 Recommended for fans of police procedurals All the stars What does a star rating mean? Does it mean this is a work of greatness, that deserves to be read by every generation? That each word is … Continue reading
The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer
Read March 2017 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy with a kick ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Hot damn, that was fun! I don’t mean ‘fun’ in the hanging with the bestie sense, eating dinner while we … Continue reading
City of Miracles by Robert Jackson Bennett.
Read January 2017 Recommended for fans of Guy Gavriel Kay who wish he’d write an action fantasy ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Some authors always manage to surprise me. Bennett is one of them, with each book I’ve … Continue reading
The Fall of the House of Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard
Read January 2017 Recommended for fans of Cabal ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 So much is quotable here, so much extreme deliciousness. The Brothers Cabal are back together, each having done a bit of personal growth. One of the … Continue reading
The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch. Or, Audio is Awesome!
Read January 2017 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy mixed with police procedural All the stars I know, I know: I’m always waxing enthusiastic over Kobna’s reading of this series, but the audio version of a story set in London, … Continue reading
