Another beguiling and gorgeous book from Neil Gaiman. I enjoyed the fairy tale style and illustrations. I love the protagonist and her troop of Dwarves. There is also a slight creepiness or darkness to Gaiman’s works which is really nice.... Continue reading →

When reading this book, I saw the weaknesses with some of Rowling’s writing. Notably her overuse of certain words (in this case, I counted “salubrious” twice early on) and plot holes. I think her editor could have caught a couple... Continue reading →

This novel was okay. I did not hate it, but I did not think it was a credit to Agatha Chistie or a particularly great mystery. Poirot is not quite Poirot. The character felt a bit forced, but I could... Continue reading →

This was a lovely novel. I finally found a Tóibín work I adore. Set in the 1950s, the novel follows an Irish girl as she emigrates to Brooklyn, away from her family and friends. The prose is simple. The characters... Continue reading →

I like Bill Bryson’s writing. I like history. I didn’t really like this book. Certain sections and certain figures were interesting, but the design of the book was disjointed. It moved from one thing to another. I actually like when... Continue reading →

One reviewer on GoodReads called this Kate Middleton fanfiction. It really is and I don’t even like Kate Middleton. I picked this up from the library Express/popular reads. I have not done that in a long time. I’ve been very... Continue reading →

Even though I am a perpetually single person, I find reading books about relationships and romance interesting from a sociological and psychological point of view. This is one of the most well known of relationship self-help books and I knew... Continue reading →

This book took me a bit longer to read. I kept putting it off for other books and had to return it to the library twice. In the end, I finished it on the Kindle. As a typical introvert, I’ve... Continue reading →

A funny and light autobiography. I actually read this book straight through rather than choose any choices as I wanted to make sure I didn’t miss anything. While not completely linear, going by the actual page numbers was fine. NPH... Continue reading →

This is a small book on tidying, organising and minimalizing in life. As with many people, I like stuff. I would say I am a collector too. I have small collections of pens, agendas, writing paraphernalia, bags, clothing, and of... Continue reading →

The last couple of Hornby novels were starting to confirm that I loved Hornby’s non-fiction writings more than his novels. This novel reminded me why I keep reading Hornby’s fiction. This novel was delightful, snappy, and full of distinct characters.... Continue reading →

I started this 1970 time travel novel on the day of “Mad Men”’s 7B premiere. This book does excel in its details about 1882 New York City. It was an interesting historical novel to read about 1970 as written by... Continue reading →