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The Monks of Appalling Dreadfulness. If by ‘appalling,’ you mean ‘hysterical.’
Read February 2023 Recommended for fans footnotes, The Gates, dry humor ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Appalling amounts of fun. I giggled most of the way through it, and despite the brevity, it would have been five stars if … Continue reading
The Stone in the Skull by Elizabeth Bear
Abandoned February 2023 Recommended for fans of purple prose I like Elizabeth Bear, but I’m discovering that I like her in the same way I like lilies: in small doses and from a distance. She does elaborate things with language … Continue reading
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
Read January 2023 Recommended for fans of stories ★ ★ ★ ★ Once upon a time Nghi Vo wrote a series of novellas about Cleric Chih, who collects stories as part of their life’s work. In this particular … Continue reading
Sargasso of Space by Andrew North–excuse me–Andre Norton
Read February 2023 Recommended for fans of Star Trek OG ★ ★ ★ Cheesy fun, utterly forgettable, and if it wasn’t Andre Norton, I likely would have passed, based on time period and cover alone. Or mocked it. … Continue reading
One Day All This Will Be Yours by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Read January 2023 Recommended for ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 All you need to understand is that this was published March 2021, which means it was written end of 2020. Yes, that 2020. You know, the one … Continue reading
Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
Read August 2022 Recommended for people in the 2000s unratable Back in the day–ie, as they were released–I read all of the Stephanie Plum books. No matter how ridiculous, I could say that they gave me at least one laugh-out-loud … Continue reading
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly
Read August 2022 Recommended for ★ ★ ★ ★ If Among Others was Jo Walton’s love letter to sci-fi and fantasy, this is John Connolly’s love letter to classical literature and libraries. Think Thursday Next without the bananas escapades. But … Continue reading
Fear Itself by Walter Mosely
Read July 2022 Recommended for Easy Rawlins fans who have run out of books ★ ★ ★ I like Walter Mosley, I really do. His writing captures that blend of action, description and social commentary that elevates a good mystery … Continue reading
The Case of the Canterfell Codicil by P.J. Fitzsimmons
Read May 2022 Recommended for Wodehouse fans ★ ★ ★ 1/2 While Bertie Wodehouse is a delight, there’s only so many times one can read about the cow creamer escapade. I think. (I’m putting it at once every five to … Continue reading
The Outskirter’s Secret by Rosemary Kirstein
Read May 2022 Recommended ★ ★ ★ ★ It only took me two months to finish, which probably counts as some kind of personal record for category of Book-I-Actually-Liked-Even-Though. The ‘even-though’ was the kicker, clearly. Kirstein writes an interesting … Continue reading
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