Monthly Archives: August 2023

I’ve read a couple novels by Proulx, Shipping News (1993 – Pulitzer Prize), Bearskins (2016)), but this is the first nonfiction I’ve read by her It’s a series of science essays more than anything else and I like that so … Continue reading →

I had no idea what to pick up to read next,  but this had sounded very good when I put it on ye olde wish list at Audible and I’d very much enjoyed Stagg’s prior two novels in this series … Continue reading →

When I am full of really good nonfiction or literary fiction I take a break by reading comfort books,  mysteries of lots of kinds. I enjoy procedurals, old fashioned who-done-its, thrillers, cozies, and true crime. I love getting my teeth … Continue reading →

Excellent! I do so enjoy Sarah Bakewell and now I’ve read three of her five books.  She brings a good measure of fun to her books along with delightful anecdotes.  I so very much appreciated this book.    Humanly Possible:Seven … Continue reading →

This book sounded interesting and I’d had it on my Wish List at Audible for a couple months for when I got bored with crime novels and bought it. The first chapter was kind of  a slog but then when … Continue reading →

This one was on sale and it just seemed to appeal to me.  I like lighter books to read between denser non-fiction.  (But the reverse is also true.)  For Your Own Good by Samantha Downing 2023Read by David Pittu 10h 37mRating;  A: … Continue reading →

 I read this back in January of 2021 so that’s about 2 years and 8 months ago!  I keep a blog to remind myself of what I’ve read. That’s not as easy as it used to be as I’m 75 … Continue reading →

I thought I’d read Jeffery Deaver before but I must have been mistaken. This book started out great but after about 1/2 way point it just kind of went rambling through more twists The Never Game  The Never Game by Jeffrey Deaver 2019/ Read … Continue reading →

With no great speed, I’ve been reading this Quirk series in order.  They’re by John Bancroft using the name of Benjamin Black.  I read quite a number of Bancroft’s books about 15-20 years ago and have been reading Quirk since … Continue reading →

This is the second novel in the volume “The Jailhouse Lawyer” which I said I’d get to a week or so ago.  So I got to it but didn’t finish until the wee hours of August 1.   Power of … Continue reading →