Category Archives: Books

Good to a Fault, Marina Endicott I have been procrastinating like mad on this post. I think it’s because I accidentally revealed to a mutual friend of the author that I was going to write it, and now I live … Continue reading →

The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher Once in a while a person comes along who you discover too late was awesome and you wish you’d known that during their life. You know, so you could stalk them at a convention or … Continue reading →

Arrows of the Queen, Mercedes Lackey It has been far, FAR too long since I read a fantasy book.  I suspect book clubs are getting in the way. Not many books selected by my fellow book clubees are fantasy books. … Continue reading →

My Life as a White Trash Zombie, by  Diana Rowland You might reasonably be tempted to assume this is a zombie book, but you might also be pleasantly surprised to discover that it is technically a mystery novel. Sure, one of … Continue reading →

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, Michael Wolff Is Michael Wolff a daring, insightful journalist or a water-cooler gossip? Is Fire and Fury an illuminating exposé of the Trump White House or a trashy retelling of stories we … Continue reading →

Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer Annihilation is a very weird book, but it doesn’t start out that way. It starts out just everyday-weird, like a kind of scifi mystery leading you to mildly wonder what could be causing the unusual things … Continue reading →

Homo Deus, by Yuval Noah Harari In keeping with the argumentation style of this book, let’s jump straight to the conclusion. Rating: Skip it. I can only presume that Harari bases Homo Deus on a solid foundation of clearly articulated … Continue reading →

Middlemarch, by George Eliot I don’t want to review this book per se. There is a LOT to say, but I’m not really qualified, and there are George Eliot scholars out there who can do a much better job. In … Continue reading →

What Happened is Hillary Rodham Clinton’s account of the 2016 Presidential campaign and the events leading up to her shocking election-day loss to a complete idiot. Personally, I believe what happened was the result of a 40 year campaign of … Continue reading →

David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell I’m a bit done with Malcolm Gladwell. I really enjoyed Outliers (still do) but each subsequent book as been less and less enjoyable. I suspect it’s how he tends to play a bit loose and … Continue reading →