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LINCOLN IN THE BARDO by George Saunders ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I’m not sure how I made it though this beautifully strange book without sobbing, but I did.
Jan 232 min read
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CITY OF THIEVES by David Benioff ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hunger, violence, longing, and humor: a coming-of-age concoction that's an unexpectedly perfect blend.
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not since reading East of Eden have I felt like I was reading a masterpiece.
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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DARK MATTER by Blake Crouch ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It makes you want to hold someone close, to not take anything for granted. And that’s exactly the kind of stories I like.
Jan 6, 20243 min read
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THE SONG OF ACHILLES by Madeline Miller ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I enjoy a nice love story when the mood is right, but this was one for the ages.
Dec 27, 20232 min read
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HOME GAME: AN ACCIDENTAL GUIDE TO FATHERHOOD by Michael Lewis ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Books like Home Game are like sharing war stories with someone already out of the trenches.
Dec 30, 20222 min read
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52+2 Deck Draw #4: EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you plan on doing any existing in the future, this story will be relevant. I promise.
Sep 8, 20222 min read
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A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Stuck in one place for an unnatural, unending period of time — yep, this couldn’t have been a more appropriately timed book.
Dec 16, 20202 min read
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THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A beautiful, heart-stopping and heart-aching course through the braids of time.
Apr 19, 20201 min read
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THE SHADOW RISING (The Wheel of Time #4) by Robert Jordan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Forgive any doubts in book three -- we have boarded the hype train.
Apr 17, 20202 min read
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