When I became aware that Hajin Lee had written a book I wanted to read it right away. She is the Go streamer known as Haylee and I have been following her games on her YouTube channel. I know you’re thinking, what is a Go… Read More
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The Word Exchange
Today I finally finished reading The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon. It is a novel full of interesting ideas and I wanted to like it and I wanted to finish it, but it was a struggle. The problem is that this novel didn’t find its… Read More
The Thrill of it All
The Thrill of it All is the 2014 novel by Joseph O’Connor about the rise and fall of a fictional rock band in the 80s. Off the top, let me say that I have read a number of Mr. O’Connor’s books. I’ve liked all of… Read More
The Last Policeman
The Last Policeman is a police procedural mystery thriller kind of novel with an unusual and clever premise. An asteroid is going to crash into the earth. People are checking out early – hanging themselves in bathrooms and closets. Others have abandoned jobs to chase… Read More
419
419 by Will Ferguson In the end I liked 419 quite a lot, although I felt the book sagged some in the middle. There are different threads going on, different stories, that get increasingly tied together. It’s about Nigeria and it’s about oil and it’s… Read More
The Pyramid – The First Wallander Cases by Henning Mankell
There are 5 stories in this book. Longer short stories? Long stories. I’m not sure what to call them. Chronologically, they occur prior to the novels and they include Wallander’s first case, when he was a uniformed officer who wanted to be a detective. Although… Read More
The Fool’s Progress – An Honest Novel by Edward Abbey
Settling into this book was tough for me. The main character, Henry Lightcap, presents as a self-indulgent anarchist crank, gun-toting and sexist and not very likable. His wife packs him in, leaving him broke. He shoots his fridge full of holes, and along with his… Read More
Birds of Toronto
At the bird festival yesterday, we picked up a copy of Birds of Toronto – A guide to their remarkable world. This is a City of Toronto publication and the first in a Biodiversity Series. This is an excellent publication and if you live in… Read More
The Manual of Detection
I posted a review of The Manual of Detection by Jedediah Berry at the Bookworm Collective. Next up on the reading list: Beat the Reaper by Josh Bazell. I think this one is being made into a film.
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