Salt Houses is Hala Alyan’s first novel, but not her first book. She is a published poet with a doctorate in psychology, and in Salt Houses, she demonstrates both her beautiful way with words and her remarkable ability to delve into the psyches of the members of one family. Each character in this book has his/her own unique voice and way of seeing the world. And that world changes from generation to generation, quite literally, as they are forced to move from one city and […]
I just didn’t care
I’m wondering if I was just not in the right mindset to read this book the day I tried to read it. Maybe I’m going to be unfair. Then again, maybe I’m not. I’m a big P&P fan, to the point that I read fanfiction fairly consistently. (If you would like some recommendations, I can point you in the direction of some extremely good ones!) I tend to avoid the modern stuff, though, but I thought I’d give this a try. Obviously, I made a […]
According to Amazon reviews, I’m in the minority regarding this book
I took advantage of my kids being in summer camp this past week to tackle a door stop sized sci-fi novel, The Abyss Beyond Dreams by Peter F. Hamilton. Who seems to be only able to write giant books. Once there was a time that I sought out books of significant width, as they would last longer. And by last longer, I mean take me almost a week to finish. Ah the halcyon days before having children. Now I look through my TBR and calculate […]
Meta Mystery!
Here’s your 2017 beach read. It’s a murder mystery set within a murder mystery, a meta-mystery, if you will, that peers with a gimlet eye at both the process of writing and the publishing industry. This book is great fun to read and stocked full of characters who draw you in and/or repulse you. Both mysteries will keep the reader firmly planted in his/her seat until all whodunnits have been revealed in a most satisfactory way. The novel opens with Susan Ryeland just home from […]
So long and thanks for all the Fitz
I don’t know whether it was the fault of the book, or because I’ve read this entire series back-to-back and fatigue has set in, but Assassin’s Fate really dragged for me. It’s taken me a full three weeks to finish this one, whereas it’s predecessors were devoured within days – some of this was due to being back at work which is seriously impinging on my reading time, but mostly it was down to becoming bored with what felt like the same bloody conversation being […]
Father Earth is Angry
The Obelisk Gate picks up where The Fifth Season left off and continues the harrowing tale of survival in The Stillness when a fifth season (the season of death) is upon the land. Now we learn the stakes are higher than just survival. An ancient war has been brewing in the background for so long that not all the players are even aware one is occurring. The fifth season has fully gripped the land. Comms band together for mutual support and weaker comms fall, to […]
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