Category: Book Reviews
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A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane – A Book Review
A friend recommended this book to me, and it marks the first time I’ve ever read Dennis Lehane. For some reason, I envisioned this book involving some kind of international war and intelligence officers, but that’s not the case at all. The title actually refers to a gang war breaking out in the Boston area.…
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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – A Book Review
Where the Crawdads Sing is a fast-paced, potent, concise book that has a little bit of everything which will likely satisfy any reader. The story centers around Kya, a young girl growing up alone in the marshes of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. When I say alone–I mean alone. Everyone has abandoned her–her mother, father, brothers,…
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Pretty Deadly: The Rat – A Book Review
This is the third book in the Pretty Deadly series. It’s written by Kelly Sue DeConnick, drawn and inked by Emma Rios, and colored by Jordie Bellaire. If you’re unfamiliar with this series, it’s a little … hard to describe. It’s narrated to us by a skeletal rabbit and a butterfly, and it’s generally about…
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East Of West (Volume 9) – A Book Review
Author Jonathan Hickman continues to captivate with his East of West series from Image Comics. In this word, our idea of the United States has been divided up into many factions, and they all await the end of the world. The Four Horseman roam freely, and it’s only a matter of time. East of West…
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The Singing Wilderness by Sigurd F. Olson – A Book Review
A friend recommended this book to me. We have a mutual admiration of Stephen King, and he knows I’m a writer, so I think he believed I’d appreciate Olson’s writing technique. My friend was most definitely correct! The Singing Wilderness is a series of essays depicting the various seasons in northern Minnesota. Olson somehow finds…
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Are You an Average American? You Should Read Andrew Yang’s The War On Normal People – A Book Review
If you’re anything like me, when you first heard Andrew Yang’s idea to give every American citizen $1,000 a month, you probably scoffed. In fact, I’m so cynical that I bypassed any kind of reactionary positive response at all. My immediate thought was, “Where’s this money going to come from?” However, after hearing Yang on…
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The Ride Of a Lifetime by Robert Iger – A Book Review
No one is more surprised that I’ve become a Disney acolyte than, well, me. The serious devotion began after visiting Walt Disney World. Since then, I’ve paid close attention to Disney’s dealings–both past and present. The acquisition of Pixar, securing Marvel, getting hold of the Star Wars intellectual properties, taking Fox, introducing Disney+ … these…
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In the House In the Dark Of the Woods by Laird Hunt – A Book Review
When browsing the “new” section at my local library, the cover to In the House In the Dark Of the Woods demanded my attention. Admittedly, I’ve never head of the book nor it’s author–Laird Hunt. Anyway, I read the inside cover, which sounded very interesting, and decided to take a chance on it. In the…
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Foe by Iain Reid – A Book Review
I found Foe at the Normal Public Library as I wondered the new books section. The title initially caught my attention, plus the fact that it’s pretty thin. I read the inside of the jacket and was sold. This book absolutely riveted me. I read it in three days, which, for me, is very fast.…
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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone – A Book Review
I saw this book in the “new” section at my local library and fell in love with the cover. Quite honestly, that’s the main reason I picked it up. Well, that, and the fact that it’s very short. I figured it was worth the risk because the premise sounded interesting and it wouldn’t be much…
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