Category: book review
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Book Buffet: Reviews of the Latest I’ve Read
I’ve had the chance to read a variety of fiction lately. Trying to expand from always reading science fiction and fantasy — not that there’s anything wrong with that. Here are my thoughts: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin literary fiction, friendship fiction Most of us have experienced unrequited attraction. Sam and Sadie…
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Science Fiction & Fantasy I’ve Read Lately
Stars and Bones by Gareth L. Powell If you haven’t tried Gareth L. Powell, I highly recommend his novels. This is a good one to start with. Stars and Bones is a mix of science fiction, space opera and horror — lots of creepy aliens doing some pretty nasty deeds. Eryn, the protagonist, goes looking…
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RIP Vernor Vinge
Vernor Vinge wrote one of my all-time favorite science fiction novels: A Fire Upon the Deep. This story is filled with the most original alien species I’ve come across in reading sf. With deep space chase scenes, swashbuckling action from planet to planet, Fire defines space opera like no other. Photo by Eduraw Pro: https://www.pexels.com/photo/lago-de-estrellas-20761228/
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Friday’s Findings: Science Fiction and Fantasy I Read Recently
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros In this follow up the wildly popular Fourth Wing novel, the rebellion – or is it a revolution – steps up. Violet Sorrengail, our hero, finds herself caught between two worlds: the old one she knows but has become disillusioned by. Or the new one, in which she could lose…
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Writing Instruction Books I Want to Read Again
In my last post, I pulled out a quote from a book called The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman. It made me realize I haven’t read that book in many years. It also made me realize I wanted to read it again. Then I decided to make a list of books on writing instruction…
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Just Finished: Tress
Brandon Sanderson gets a lot of attention these days, and deservedly so. Not only is he a prolific writer, he is just an all around nice guy. Tress of the Emerald Sea is the first of his Secret Projects he wrote during the Covid lockdown. This one he wrote for his wife. It’s a great…
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Just Finished: Quiet-The Power of Introverts
I wish someone had told me what this book talks about when I was I kid. I would have known it was okay to be who I was. Recommended for introverts for understanding themselves. Also recommended to parents, educators and managers, whether an introvert or extrovert, for understanding that segment of society that is constantly…
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Spooky Reads for a Spooky Season
A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City If you liked Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, you will like this true crime story. Set in the neighborhood of Old Louisville, one Victorian mansion has a sordid history. Author David Domine follows the murder investigation and trial of two men who lived in this…
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Friday’s Findings: A Simple Writing Tip From C.S. Lewis
I just started listening to On Writing (and Writers): A Miscellany of Advice and Opinions by C. S. Lewis. The very first piece of advice he gives is so simple but so true. C. S. Lewis, On Writing is available at Amazon.com Photo by Steve Johnson: https://www.pexels.com/photo/multicolored-abstract-painting-1509534/
Andrew M. Friday 