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She Who Became the Sun (Book Review)
This novel is a reimagining of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty in 12th century China, who in...
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Klara and the Sun (Book Review)
I think it is best to go into this book knowing little and patiently watch it unravel as it...
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This Time Tomorrow (Book Review)
Make good choices and appreciate with full mindfulness the time you have with those you love.
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A Beautiful Blue Death (Book Review)
This book strikes just the right note for my taste in a good mystery read.
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Why Fish Don’t Exist (Book Review)
This is genre-bending reading, part memoir, part biography of David Star Jordan, part expose and social commentary, part existential...
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The Fortnight in September (Book Review)
This book is delicately straightforward, about ordinary life in an earlier time, closely observed in copious detail.
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The People We Keep (Book Review)
Read this only if you want a rollercoaster of feelings, boomeranging back and forth between heartbreak and hope.
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Love Poems from God (Book Review with Sample Poems)
This book of poetry includes twelve worldwide interfaith voices spanning the years from 717 and 1691.
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Fellowship Point (Book Review)
I really liked this new book (just out in July 2022), although it started slow and took a long...
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The House at the Edge of Night (Book Review)
This was a meandering but engaging multigenerational family saga spanning four generations on an island off Sicily.
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Update on the 2022 Reading Challenge
So far, I've already completed 35 of my goal of 52 for the year. Right now, I am simultaneously...
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Remarkably Bright Creatures (Book Review)
Marcellus, an octopus, is one of the main characters in this charming novel, and he he steals the show...