What I’ve Been Reading (June 2023)

Pictured above are my favourite reads from the past three months. Not all of them got five stars on my personal scale—which is so hard to define, really, I’m not sure why I bother rating things at all. It does make for an easy, at-a-glance reference system, though. What these books all have in commonContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading (June 2023)”

The Books I Recommend More Than Any Others – Part 3

Here they are, the final ten. When I decided to list my top thirty in alphabetical order by author, I thought that might eliminate the need to organize the books from bestest best favourite to one of my favourites (or however you’d label the books below number one). But the truth is, for as muchContinueContinue reading “The Books I Recommend More Than Any Others – Part 3”

Reporting from Mount TBR (July Edition)

I eliminated only two titles from my TBR list over the past two months—a poor effort considering how much I read. The library is to blame. Nearly every book I put on hold over the past six months arrived on my Kindle all at once, and I had to read like the wind to keepContinueContinue reading “Reporting from Mount TBR (July Edition)”

What I’ve Been Reading

The #WritersRead prompt for February was a book set in the future. I chose to read Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. I approached the book with a lot of misconceptions. I had expected it to be a long and difficult read, full of stuff I just didn’t get. But while the world Iain M.ContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”

What I’ve Been Reading

The theme for this summary of superb reads is definitely sustainability. I’ve returned to some favourite authors, hoping for something good, and got it. I tried a few new authors only to end up adding several new books to my mountainous TBR.     The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin  Reread. I actually had little to noContinueContinue reading “What I’ve Been Reading”