I always start my reading year with very specific goals. By March, I tend to know whether or not it’s going well or not. In regards to my TBR reading project, I’m happy to report an ongoing commitment. Books are disappearing from my shelves—even though I’m not reading as much as I usually do. I’veContinue reading “Reporting from Mount TBR (March Edition)”
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Yet Another List
There have been a rash of lists floating around out there, each hoping to infect some unsuspecting reader. It’s the season of lists, it seems, and I keep stumbling across them. I pay particular attention to the science fiction and fantasy sort… because I have opinions. Here’s what I think about 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That EveryoneContinue reading “Yet Another List”
Top Tens: Novels
As expected, I had a difficult time choosing only ten books to stand as my favourite novels. The first problem I encountered was a purely logistic one. Out of the 1200 or so books I have listed on GoodReads, 191 have a five star rating. I had to choose ten. Logically, I needed to pickContinue reading “Top Tens: Novels”
Review: Man and Boy
Man and Boy, by Tony Parsons (Touchstone, May 2001. Paperback, 368 pages) Man and Boy by Tony Parsons is the story of how a man becomes a father to his son, and a son to a father. The affection Harry feels for his family, all of it, is obvious from the first page. As evidentContinue reading “Review: Man and Boy”
Kelly Jensen 