I’m still three reviews behind, so I’ll get right to it with this one. Having read and loved Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda earlier this year, I figured I may as well read the follow-up, Leah on the Offbeat, especially since it was one of the few finalists for the 2018 … [Read more]
A holiday thank you to scootsa1000
Many thanks to scootsa1000 for these great books and a cute little set of bookplates. It made my day! Happy holiday book exchange, everyone! … [Read more]
Vampire, PI
I read almost all of Charlie Huston's catalogue between 2011-2012. I loved the Hank Thompson trilogy and The Shotgun Rule was good as well. I don't often enjoy fun, trashy Tarantino-esque thrill writers but Huston has more talent than most. I couldn't put his books down. The ending of the Hank … [Read more]
The immensity of this edifice makes the park seem small.
Absence - 4/5 Stars I started reading this one for a few different reasons. One, Peter Handke is often in the conversation for the Nobel Prize. In these conversations the general thread is that his work should be considered along the lines of a combination of his novels and fiction and also his … [Read more]