An “Entertainment” or Another Failed Satire? The Captain and the Glory by Dave Eggers
I get that it is hard to make satire of our current situation but isn’t that what talented writers are supposed to offer? This is the question I have been...
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Between Two Scorpions by Jim Geraghty
I have a basic policy of reading and reviewing books by friends or acquaintances; even if only the friendship is an online one. Today, I realized that last yea...
Book Review: Of Vengeance by J.D. Kurtness
As I have mentioned on occasion, I am trying to read 100 books this year. To that end, when I see a short book that grabs my attention I usually will take a ch...
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
Andrea Camilleri's novels starring Inspector Montalbano have become an international sensation and have been translated from Italian into eight languages, rangi...
When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
MacDonald does a great job of allowing the reader to see the world through Zelda's eyes with all the complexity involved in a broken family trying to make thing...