Let me preface this review by stating that I’ve been waiting for this book–any book in the His Dark Materials series, really–for almost two decades. Rumors of The Book Of Dust have been swirling out there in Publishingland for at least a decade, if not longer. The fans of His Dark Material I know wonderedContinue reading “Book Review: “The Book Of Dust: La Belle Sauvage”, by Phillip Pullman”
Category Archives: What I’m Reading
Harry Potter at 20
Quite a lot can happen in twenty years. When I think back on my own life in the last two decades, I marvel how much it’s changed. In the last twenty years, the following has happened: I got married, moved to a different state, bought a condo, had two kids, sold the condo and boughtContinue reading “Harry Potter at 20”
May 14 Photo
I think I’ll make this my project for the rest of the year. Never read it, always wanted to, and these days I feel like I’m tilting at windmills, so the time seems right.
Book Review: “Made To Kill” by Adam Christopher
“Made To Kill” is a book by Adam Christopher that I really wanted to enjoy. Like, *really* wanted to enjoy. Alas, I couldn’t even finish it. There have been a lot of reviews for this book that praise it lavishly for marrying two genres into one good, old-fashioned, B-movie pulp fiction novel. Which is exactlyContinue reading “Book Review: “Made To Kill” by Adam Christopher”
Book Review: “The Girl On The Train” by Paula Hawkins
The last of the books I snarfed down at the end of this summer was “The Girl On The Train” by Paula Hawkins. This was the “it” book of the summer, the one everyone was talking about and that everyone couldn’t put down. It was supposed to be the page-turner with the twists you couldn’tContinue reading “Book Review: “The Girl On The Train” by Paula Hawkins”
Book Review: “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland” by Ace Atkins
I needed something to cleanse the mental pallet after Lou Berney’s “The Long and Faraway Gone.” It was such an intense read, the way Berney knifes the reader in nearly every single scene, that I needed to visit some familiar friends. Queue up Spenser. Since Robert Parker’s sudden death in 2010, Ace Atkins has beenContinue reading “Book Review: “Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland” by Ace Atkins”
Book Review: “The Long and Faraway Gone” by Lou Berney
Right after reading “Third Rail”, I jumped into Lou Berney’s gut-wrenching “The Long and Faraway Gone“. And when I say guy-wrenching, I mean knife plunging into the gut, then barbs opening at the tip, and then twisting all around until your digestive tract is the groundest of ground meat. Ostensibly a mystery, the book opensContinue reading “Book Review: “The Long and Faraway Gone” by Lou Berney”
Book Review: “Third Rail” by Rory Flynn
I was on a reading tear this past summer. I went through something like six books in four weeks, which, if you knew how slowly I read, you would understand what an unbelievable pace that is for me. And so, without further ado, here is the first of a couple of reviews that I’m going toContinue reading “Book Review: “Third Rail” by Rory Flynn”
Book Review: “Going Clear”, by Lawrence Wright
Having taken most of December and January off from blogging, it’s time to get back to it. What better way to start than with a book review. And a humdinger of a book it is. You may have heard of Lawrence Wright’s investigation into the Church of Scientology. His book “Going Clear” is the resultContinue reading “Book Review: “Going Clear”, by Lawrence Wright”
How Was Your Weekend (part 3) – New Books
(Last one, I promise.) Part of the Memorial Day festival in our town includes a library book sale. A buck a hardcover, or a buck for two paperbacks. This year I spent eight dollars and came away with some great reading: Some are books I’ve read before and loved but don’t own (South of Broad).Continue reading “How Was Your Weekend (part 3) – New Books”
Scott C Lyerly 