Author: David Nicholls
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780063394094
Thoughts: Very character-driven but blah story about two lost people finding each other during a multiday hike.
Rating: 3/5
Monday, August 11, 2025
Spent
Author: Alison Bechdel
Publisher: Mariner Books
ISBN: 9780063278929
Thoughts: Very meta graphic novel that takes a comic look at a whole slate of issues.
Rating: 4/5
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Fire Watch
Author: Connie Willis
Publisher: Random House Audio
ISBN: 9780593869178
Thoughts: Excellent collection of sci-fi short stories (but a few have not aged well); standouts were "All My Darling Daughters" and "Blued Moon".
Rating: 4/5
Friday, August 8, 2025
One of Our Kind
Author: Nicola Yoon
Publisher: Random House Audio
ISBN: 9780593869178
Thoughts: A modern Stepford Wives that shows Yoon can write Adult just as well as she write Young Adult.
Rating: 5/5
Chain-Gang All-Stars
Title: Chain-Gang All-Stars
Author: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 9780593317334
Thoughts: This novel really makes you think, but there were some minor storylines that just seem to have vanished.
Rating: 3/5
Friday, August 1, 2025
Dread Journey
Author: Dorothy B. Hughes
Publisher: American Mystery Classics
ISBN: 9781613161456
Thoughts: Tense psychological suspense, but no likeable characters.
Rating: 3/5
Thursday, July 31, 2025
The Alternatives
Title: The Alternatives
Author: Caoilinn Hughes
Publisher: Penguin Audio
ISBN: 9780593828939
Thoughts: None of the four sisters captured my attention or emotions.
Rating: 2/5
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