Books

I read the Handmaid's Tale yesterday, finally. I'm disappointed. I did not like the writing style at all, there was no real story, just descriptions. And then it just ended. No conclusion or anything....

Stranded on an Island. By random chance you've got your three favourite books with you....

I think many of you know the feeling of being in a reader's slumber: you both want to read but whatever you are reading right now just isn't cutting it. This was my case for the past months: while I absolutely loved reading The Karamazov Brothers, I barely made any progress due to it being quite a dense book and me being...

I reviewed The Vessel, a folk horror novel by Adam Nevill (best known for The Ritual). Tense and claustrophobic!

Maybe cause I never read Neil, but I'm having trouble telling who is responsible for what.

I'm moving some of my higher-quality posts over from Reddit. This post was originally made on /r/wot, and as there doesn't appear to be a dedicated Wheel of Time or fantasy magazine yet, I am posting here....

This is a post I originally made on the /r/wot subreddit. Figured I would start moving over some of my high effort posts to the fediverse. There doesn't appear to be a big fantasy or Wheel of Time community yet so I thought I would post here...

Just finished The Indifferent Stars Above and previously enjoyed Endurance. I thought the pace and level of detail for both were a good balance between informative and approachable. Any recommendations for other similar historical disasters?

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A young Marine Corps sergeant newly assigned to a tour of duty on Okinawa, Japan, encounters a six-hundred-year-old ghost. Both the marine and the ghost have a history of violence and no desire to move past it. After a tumultuous beginning to their relationship, a relationship embroiled in murder investigations involving a local...

Even your best plans, can end in tragedy!...

🌿 Embark on a captivating journey into the heart of the Ecuadorian and Brazilian rainforests with "Macaw Becomes a Rainbow." This enchanting collection, born from ethnographic fieldwork in 1967, unveils the rich tapestry of human-bird interaction through three mesmerizing South American folktales....

“Restoring the Restoration”...

Embark on an entertaining journey into the world of immigrants with 'Filipino Funecdotes,' a delightful book of humorous stories by Fred Apilado. Drawing inspiration from his friends and acquaintances who have made the journey from the Philippines to the United States, Fred weaves tales that are sure to tickle your funny bone,...

This is a spiritual book that everyone should take the time to read. It entails the story of a woman who lived a life of extreme misfortune and hardship. Then a special friend came into her life and taught her the many things we all need to know in order to live peacefully and content. Life isn’t easy and we could all use some...

Unraveling Foundations...

This book is our family’s effort to show case recipes collected from family and friends of the author over thirty-six years. These recipes include all food groups plus several specialty groups such as Syrian/Lebanese, Mexican with a distinct New Mexico Flavor, Italian and Asian specialties. Some of our family favorites are...

Maybe once in a lifetime one might see something unexplainable....

Three old friends take a vacation together once a year. This year they go to Newport, RI so Bernice, the retired photographer, can take pictures of the 1890-1900s mansions built by multimillions for a travel magazine. While there, Lucille, the retired English teacher, swears she saw a ghost. Kathleen, the retired pastor,...

This whirlwind hip-hop romance packed with drama and mystery played out against the backdrop of good verse evil. Archangle's hero develops an unexpected bond with a beautiful but mysterious woman he encounters in the mountains of Virginia. Hoping to avoid disaster, he dives head-long into a roller coaster ride of passion and...

This whirlwind hip-hop romance packed with drama and...

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What the title says, I’m tired of the trope where humans are the least advanced in the universe....

Some of these anti beach reads are long, some challenging, some are even set in cold places. All are excellent reads for summer.