As stated in my last review, I’m so behind that I definitely won’t achieve Full Cannonball status. I also don’t think the following review will be that comprehensive since it’s been months since I read the book in question. What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris is the first in a series of mysteries starring Sebastian St. Cyr. My sister-in-law and I share a rabid interest in period dramas and mysteries and I saw this in her Goodreads news feed with high ratings, so I immediately […]
Back to the Posting Board
Disclaimer: I’m super behind on writing up the books I’ve read. What can I say? Good things happening in my life have unfortunately meant I’ve had less time to read and write about said reading. I’m super behind on my TiVo too, if it makes you feel any better. This is all to say that the following summary is going to be brief and probably leave out a lot since it’s been quite some time since I read the book in question. The Perils of […]
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
My sister-in-law read Karen Joy Fowler’s We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves and then gave it five stars on Goodreads with this review: “Don’t read any reviews on this book just read it.” She’s not one to be prolific with the perfect ratings so I did just what she advised and I can only suggest you do the same. Unfortunately, when I tried to be a good library citizen (the book was due back and I couldn’t renew due to a wait list), I looked […]
Forever Young
I never would have come across Drew Magary’s The Postmortal if it weren’t my book club’s July selection, and I’m really glad that I did. With Postmortal, Magary has created a futuristic society that refuses to grow up. It’s kind of like Peter Pan and 1984 had a baby and named it The Postmortal (Caveat: I confess to never having read 1984). In a not-so-distant future, scientists have discovered a cure for aging. Our narrator, John Farrell, is one of the early recipients of “The […]