Category Archives: Books

Book 20: Practical Demonkeeping I’ve been procrastinating. One of the challenges of the book-a-week challenge is the lack of any down time in between books to simply sit back and savour my enjoyment of the book I just finished. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Book 19: Big Little Lies When a group of upper-middle class moms meet on the orientation day of kindergarten, secrets and politics mix in a hilarious and eerily familiar way. Factions form up quickly; the over-achievers with perfect hair and … Continue reading →

Book 18: The Big Short This is the story of the 2008 collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market in the US, leading to a virtual worldwide economic meltdown, and how banks and wall street firms enabled it to happen. It’s … Continue reading →

Book 17: The Paris Wife I have struggled with writing the entry for this book. I finished it a week ago and have since moved on to book 18 without yet being inspired. I think the problem I have with … Continue reading →

Book 16: The Emperor of All Maladies The Emperor of all Maladies is, quite simply, a fantastic book. Titled as a “Biography of Cancer”, I can think of no better description. The book describes the path of cancer knowledge from … Continue reading →

Book 15: Thing Explainer First, I have to state up front that I am a very big fan of Randall Munroe. I first became acquainted with him through his internet comic strip xkcd, through which he has revealed himself to … Continue reading →

Book 14 – Transgression My son picked this book out for me as a Christmas gift because it “sounded interesting”. And it really was. It is two stories in one; a story of forbidden love between a French girl and … Continue reading →

Book 13 – The Dispossessed I selected this book for the BBCE, and it is a re-read, although I read it quite a while ago and as it happens I did misremember significant plot points…possible an age thing. The blog … Continue reading →

Book 12 – Go Set A Watchman It is no wonder Harper Lee never meant for this to be published, and it is a testament to both her and her editor that the marvellous To Kill A Mockingbird evolved from … Continue reading →

Book 11 – To Kill a Mockingbird I re-read this book for the simple reason that I am due to read Go Set A Watchman for my book club and I wanted to re-familiarize myself with the characters first. I … Continue reading →