Book Review #11: Do You Mind If I Cancel? By Gary Janetti (2019)
Read about the comedic musings of Gary Janetti in Do You Mind If I Cancel?… Read More Book Review #11: Do You Mind If I Cancel? By Gary Janetti (2019)
Book Review #10: Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino (2019)
Read a totally rad review about feminist literary criticism, which is Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino.… Read More Book Review #10: Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino (2019)
Book Review #9: Face It by Debbie Harry (2019)
A review of Face It by Debbie Harry, that I had difficulty deciding on what to say about this wonderful book. … Read More Book Review #9: Face It by Debbie Harry (2019)
Book Review #8: Horrorstör A Novel by Grady Hendrix (2014)
Title: Horrorstör A NovelAuthor: Grady Hendrix, illustrated by Michael RogalskiPublished: 2014 (Quirk Books)Pages: 240Genre: Horror, Dark Comedy, Haunted House, Ghost StoryLink Here I finished this spooky novel just in time for Halloween. Speaking of which, Happy Halloween everyone!🎃 I thought talking about a horror novel was appropriate for such a day. I have not read… Read More Book Review #8: Horrorstör A Novel by Grady Hendrix (2014)
Book Review #7: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (2019)
Title: Disappearing Earth: A NovelAuthor: Julia PhillipsPublished: 2019 (Alfred A Knopf, Penguin Random House LLC, New York)Pages: 256Genre: Fiction, Novel, Thriller, Child Abduction, RussianLink Here “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” – Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy I was thinking about the quote above from the famous… Read More Book Review #7: Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips (2019)
Book Review #6: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu (2010)
Title: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional UniverseAuthor: Charles YuPublished: 2010 (Pantheon Books, Random House Inc., New York)Pages: 234Genre: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Post-Modern LitLink Here This book was literally a “trip” to read. I also haven’t come across such an explanation of time travel like in Charles Yu’s novel. The book functions… Read More Book Review #6: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu (2010)
Book Review #5: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (2019)
Title: The Memory PoliceAuthor: Yōko Ogawa (Translated by Stephen Snyder)Published: 2019 (Pantheon Books, originally published in 1994 by Kodansha)Pages: 288Genre: Fiction, Dystopian, Orwellian Two reviews in one day, because I’m trying to play catch-up! I read this one a few weeks ago, and it was haunting from beginning to end. Ogawa tells a harrowing tale… Read More Book Review #5: The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa (2019)
