My Friend the Reader
some of my thoughts about books and reading
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Booker Longlist #5: The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste
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Continuing the Booker journey, it is becoming clearer to me that this is one of the strongest longlists in years. Each new book confirms tha...
Monday, August 17, 2020
Booker Longlist #4: The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
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I am not the only avid reader that has become somewhat exhausted with the genre of dystopian fiction. There are still really thoughtful and ...
Friday, August 7, 2020
Booker Longlist #3: Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
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Sometimes it is best to have low expectations for a book so that when you get to it you can be pleasantly surprised. That was definitely the...
Sunday, August 2, 2020
Booker Prize Longlist: #2: Apeirogon by Colum McCann
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So I will once again try to read the entire Booker Prize longlist that was released last year. I had already read Hilary Mantel's massiv...
Sunday, September 8, 2019
Olive Strikes Again...A Kitteridge Sequel
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Thank you for the publisher for providing me an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. Olive Kitteridge has become an...
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