I decided to try out a Kindle Unlimited subscription. KU is like an all-you-can-eat buffet, and like all-you-can-eat buffets, I discovered I really can't eat that much. Some people read a book every day or two; I typically take a week or more, and so it's hard to read fast enough to make the KU subscription worth it. So I decided to take a ( Read more... )

Below is a summary of my February reading with links to longer reviews in my journal.

Book 8: The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog #1) by Don Winslow, 2005. 560 pages. Ultra-violent novel that charts the rise of Mexican drug cartels.
Book 9: The Cartel (Power of the Dog #2) by Don Winslow, 2015. 640 pages. The War on Drugs continues into the ( Read more... )

Below is a summary of my modest January reading with links to longer reviews in my journal. I did also read Don Winslow's The Power of the Dog but have delayed the review until I have finished its sequel.

Book 1: NOS4R2 by Joe Hill with illustrations by Gabriel Rodriguez, 2013. 704 pages. Superb horror novel with Christmas theme.
Book 2: Skipping ( Read more... )

Below is a summary of my December reading with links to longer reviews in my journal.

Book 115: Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum #22) by Janet Evanovich, 2015. Unabridged Audiobook (6 hrs, 27 mins). Read by Lorelei King. Latest in this long running series.
Book 116: Christmas Cravings (Greediy Yours Series) by Emma Hamilton, 2015. 98 pages. ( Read more... )

Not a great amount of reading in November due to Man Booker fatigue and lots on. Still, below is a summary of my November reading with links to longer reviews in my journal.

Book 107: The Cabinet of Curiosities (Agent Pendergast #3) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. 2001. 612 pages. Atmospheric crime fiction with aspects of horror. Review ( Read more... )

Below is a summary of my October reading with links to longer reviews in my journal.

Book 94: Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey, 2014. 323 pages. Unconventional mystery with dementia theme. Review here.
Book 95: The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota, 2015. 480 pages. Story of economic migrants in England. Review here.
Book 96: The Girl in ( Read more... )

Below is a summary of my September reading with links to longer reviews in my journal. I have held one review back awaiting a reading group meeting.

Book 85: A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson, 2015. 395 pages. Unabridged Audiobook (16 hrs, 29 mins) Read by Alex Jennings. A companion piece to her Life After Life. Review here.
Book 86: The ( Read more... )

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Below is a summary of my August reading with links to longer reviews in my journal.

Book 74: Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes, 2012. Translated from the German by Jamie Bulloch, 2014. 352 pages. Political satire that may not be to everyone's taste as it is narrated by a transported in time Adolph Hitler. Review here.
Book 75: Cryptonomicon by ( Read more... )

Below is a summary of my July reading with links to longer reviews in my journal.

Book 63: The Master Magician (Paper Magician Trilogy #3) by Charlie N. Holmberg, 2015. 226 pages. More painful history fail but wanted to finish the trilogy. Review here.

Book 64: Phoenix and Ashes Elemental Masters #4) by Mercedes Lackey. 2004. 400 pages. ( Read more... )