Category Archives: Books

With minimal preamble, here’s my complete list of books for 2024. The categories are pretty self-explanatory. BTW, I read 52 books this year (!!!), a new record since my record keeping began! I’d say at a glance I still favour … Continue reading →

One – I forgot to publish an entry for Nov, so lucky you, you get a total of ten books in this post. I’ll try to keep them brief! Two – I surprised myself (shocked, even!) by finishing the year … Continue reading →

Rules of Civility, by Amor Towles Want to read a book with notes of The Great Gatsby, but without the annoying characters and male-centric plot? Then Rules of Civility may be the book for you! Set in the late 30s … Continue reading →

Welcome, book club readers! I’m sorry for being so late this month! We have two short stories left, and these are actually quite short at 14 pages and 24 pages respectively. The first is titled “Or All The Seas With … Continue reading →

I am on several waiting lists at the local Picton library, for both physical books and e-books when physical copies didn’t exist. And, as luck would have it, this month my number came up and up and up.! Day after … Continue reading →

Only two books this month due to the usual September demands, but both were excellent books! Of course, if family drama and/or trauma isn’t in your wheelhouse, you may want to give these careful consideration. Close to Hugh, by Marina … Continue reading →

Let’s get moving on the September stories, mostly because the first one is another long one, at 77 pages. It’s (hopefully) about a werewolf though, so I’m good with it! Oh, and don’t forget to add your comments to the … Continue reading →

We are up to stories 11 and 12 out of 16! On to August’s reading assignments. Note that the first one is longer than the 25-page average length, coming in at 50 pages. It’s short, just not as short as … Continue reading →

A reminder and a warning. Reminder: If you are joining us for the Nerdy Friend book club, remember to read the next two stories and add your comments here. Warning: This is a longer one than usual! I had an … Continue reading →

We are at the half-way point, fellow readers! Here are the July stories, I hope you enjoy them! As always, feel free to publish spoilers in the comments, and if you haven’t read them yet just avoid looking at the … Continue reading →