The Plot
Taut, tangled .... and terrific ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reviews
I like to read. But I also have a bad memory. So the only way for me to remember what happened in a particular book is to write it down. ... Unless, of course, I forget to do so.
12th February 2022
Winter Counts
A serviceably entertaining thriller. But a wildly informative social novel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6th February 2022
Detransition, Baby
This story of trans feminine culture in the new millennium is a story about the human condition. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
26th January 2022
Bad Motherfucker
Fulsome. In both senses of the word. ⭐⭐⭐
23rd January 2022
Are You Enjoying?
Stories about sexuality and the comfort – and cover – class provides for the fortunate few. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
17th January 2022
The Midnight Library
A perfectly fine read about sliders that, unfortunately, slides too often into self-help territory. ⭐⭐⭐
17th January 2022
A Slow Fire Burning
"A Slow Fire Burning" is more like an infuriatingly dull simmer. ⭐⭐
29th May 2021
Blacktop Wasteland
Its pacing is too languid for a page-turning beach read. Its characters are too underdeveloped for this to be a treatise on race. ⭐⭐
25th April 2021
The Goldfinch
Too ambitious for its own good and, unable to maintain the momentum, it spectacularly falls apart in the second half. ⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
In the Light of What We Know
Intellectually pluripotent. A massive, meandering, challenging - but utterly satisfying -- debut novel. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
Americanah
It could have been the predictable tale of two lovers. Instead, it's a revelation. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
Everything I Never Told You
A book about familial expectations, of thwarted hopes and of children's penchant to please. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
The Dinner
A challenging -- and also satisfying -- read. ⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
I wanted to be regaled. I wasn't. ⭐⭐
25th April 2021
Redeployment
An unvarnished look at war, the perverse purpose of some who serve and the gnawing ambiguity of others. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
All the Old Knives
"Can you write a spy novel set primarily during a restaurant dinner?" Yes, but not a particularly good one. ⭐⭐
25th April 2021
A Golden Age
I'm of two minds about the work. ⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
This is a book about us: the peasants with the pitchforks of the 21st century. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
Disclaimer
The deliciousness of "Disclaimer" is that it keeps changing up on you. ⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
Among the Ten Thousand Things
Deeply perceptive, tellingly descriptive and quietly propulsive . ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
My Year of Running Dangerously
I don't know what I enjoyed more: the insights into running, or the insights into parenting. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
The Book of Unknown Americans
Amidst the glut of immigrant-as-fish-out-of-water novels, this stands out for its emotional punch. ⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
The Wangs vs. the World
A road trip. A roots trip. ⭐⭐⭐
25th April 2021
Before the Fall
This is not a thriller. Definitely not in the usual sense of the word. ⭐⭐⭐
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