Happy New Year! This was my least favourite of the novels so far. While this novel was still fine to read and not as boring as some other books I’ve read this year, it was not as interesting as the... Continue reading →

My friend told me that this book dragged a bit for her. This book departed from the usual pattern of the first four books. There was less widespread international travel, and after the half way mark, the book continued to... Continue reading →

An interesting and engaging graphic novel about an artist and art. It started with a depressing and self-pitifying protagonist. There lots of lows, but as it reached the end, there were some wonderfully rendered and expressive moments in this novel.... Continue reading →

I am halfway through this series now. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a series this long. Even with taking breaks with other books and taking my time, this has been a long experience. My usual issues with... Continue reading →

Book #3 in this series, and I’m still not in love with Will Laurence. The pacing in this novel is better than the last one’s long sea journey. I found the overland trip interesting and the novel covered Central Asia,... Continue reading →

This series is distracting because I want to read it all in one go. I even stayed up past my bed time and lost sleep reading the ending. As hinted by the end of the last book and this title,... Continue reading →

This was fun. I actually had to stop myself from starting the next book in the series right away. I knew if I started, I would have trouble with the other seven books in the series. My friend Kathrin recommended... Continue reading →

This took me way too long to read. In fact, two months! I read other things in the meantime. I am the type of reader who prefers reading books in a couple of sittings because spreading it out will result... Continue reading →

I wish I could write like Marilynne Robinson. Robinson’s works are internal. Not just in terms of the character’s inner lives and thoughts, but the setting. Gilead is the internal, spiritual workings of one man. Housekeeping has this surreal setting... Continue reading →

This was my first time reading Kinsella’s young adult work. I did not know that when I requested this book from the library. It took me awhile to get use to because I kept expecting Kinsella’s adult chicklit and romantic... Continue reading →