Tag Archives: my library
The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey
Read September 2020 Recommended for fans of ★ ★ ★ I’m a sucker for a post-apocalyptic novel, so when it seemed like some friends wanted to read The Book of Koli, followed by a serendipitous sale, it … Continue reading
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Read September 2020 Recommended for fans of NYC, Jemisin ★ ★ 1/2 Surprisingly underwhelming for me. Admittedly, I’m not a huge new-adult fan, and this has ‘coming-of-age’ plot line all over. I was also surprised that there was … Continue reading
Network Effect by Martha Wells
Read September 2020 Recommended for fans of action AI ★ ★ ★ ★ First of all, it’s Murderbot. So ‘four stars’ here is about a million for a normal read. But I struggled with Network Effect. Yes, … Continue reading
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
Read 2020 Recommended for fans of Douglas Adams ★ ★ Almost entirely, but not quite, unlike tea–I mean, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. There is no way easy way to say this, but despite ingredients that should be … Continue reading
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
Read July 2020 Recommended for fans of Kingfisher ★ ★ ★ Really, how can any baker resist a title like that, along with the lure of an enthusiastic but somewhat unreliable sourdough starter named Bob? But what … Continue reading
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde. It goes over quite easily.
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of Jasper Fforde ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Fun, but as with most everything I like, complicated. The story begins with Mary Mary being shown around Reading Central Police Station by … Continue reading
Driving the Deep by Suzanne Palmer
Read June 2020 Recommended for fans of submarines, space adventures! ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Interesting that it has been sci-fi books in the past few years to really pull me out of my slump. Driving the Deep was … Continue reading
False Value by Ben Aaronovitch. Well, yes. It was.
Read June 2020 Recommended for tolerant fans ★ ★ 1/2 Delivered as advertised. Oh yes; you heard right. The founder of Goodreads’ Folly Irregulars and long-time fan of Peter Grant (the novels), has found a Peter Grant book … Continue reading
The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark
Read February 2019 Recommended for fans of djinn, interesting reads ★ ★ ★ ★ Cairo, 1912 or so. There’s a ghost in Tram Car 015, although Senior Agent Hamed is fairly certain it isn’t a ghost. You … Continue reading
