Characters. Writing. Detective. Surprises. Suspense. Weaknesses. Enjoyable. Pace. Depth. Yes.
Tag Archives: Books
10 Word Review – Devil in the White City (book)
True. Crime. Architecture. Period. Feel. Murder. Mayhem. Progress. Congruent. Yes.
10 Word Review – Time Is a River (book)
Fiction. Fishing. Change. Discovery. Strength. Solitude. Mystery. Cabin. Textured. Yes.
10 Word Review – Seveneves (book)
Dystopian. Space. Survival. Long. Intense. World. Writing. Characters. Complex. Yes.
The Current Isolationism
The Current Isolationism In the half-light, I am most at home, my shadow as company. When I feel hot, I push a button to make it stop. I mean this stain on my mind I can’t get out. How human I seem. Like modern man, I traffic in extinction. I have a gift. Like anContinue reading “The Current Isolationism”
10 Word Review – Two Weeks in the Midday Sun: A Cannes Notebook (book)
Immersive. Insightful. Writing. Atmosphere. Anecdotes. Feel. Place. Experiences. People. YES. Some books propel you forward, urging you to get to the next exciting thing, a sort of mad dash to the finish. When you finally get there you are spent and nearly exhausted by the experience.Continue reading “10 Word Review – Two Weeks in the Midday Sun: A Cannes Notebook (book)”
10 Word Review – The Bone Clocks (book)
Disjointed. Beautiful. Parts. Voices. Worlds. Vision. Lives. Good. Evil. no.
10 Word Review – Angels and Demons (book)
Storytelling. Pace. Story. Characters. Mystery. Propelled. Clues. Fluff. Fun. Yes.
10 Word Review – Wild (book)
Writing. Story. Journey. Life. Epiphany. Grief. Memoir. Flaws. Kindnesses. Yes.
10 Word Review -The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Funny. Meandering. Self-aggrandizing. Tips. Method. Simplifying. Niche. Quick. No.
10 Word Review – Life After Life (book)
Strange. Time. Choices. Writing. Chances. Snow. Relive. Characters. History. Yes.
10 Word Review – Innocence
Writing. Lyrical. Fairytale. World. Environments. Conversations. Magic. Pace. Compelling. Yes.
10 Word Review – Inferno (book)
Mystery. History. Chase. Population. Dante. Transhumanism. Clues. Puzzle. Race. Yes.
10 Word Review – Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Family. Tragedy. Images. Painful. Revealing. Story. Secrets. Discovery. Storytelling. Yes.
Words to Live By (Part 5)
“If I saw you hitchhiking, I’d smile and return your thumb’s up, just for you doing such a great job of being a positive roadside influence.” ― Jarod Kintz Being positive, having a positive attitude, looking at things with a glass half full changes everything about your day and your life. A person can lookContinue reading “Words to Live By (Part 5)”
10 Word Review – Revival (book)
Disturbing. Characters. Condition. Human. Electricity. Guitar. Layered. Something. Happened. Yes.
10 Word Review – The Shining Girls (book)
Concept. Timelines. Mystery. Dialogue. Characters. Pace. Perspective. Clunky. House. yes.
10 Word Review – Annihilation (Southern Reach #1) (book)
Complicated. Writing. Account. Strange. Mystery. Unsettling. Creepy. Interesting. Sluggish. yes.
10 Word Review – Station Eleven (book)
Apocalyptic. Intermingled. Airport. Characters. Wandering. Surface. OK. Actors. Comic. yes.
10 Word Review – The Martian (book)
Perspective. Character. Writing. Compelling. Story. Atmosphere. Humor. Great. Adventure. YES.
10 Word Review – Feed (book)
Concept. Crazy. Enjoyable. Zombies. Dystopian. Pace. Guilty. Pleasure. POV. Yes.
10 Word Review – Darkness Brutal (The Dark cycle, #1) (Book)
Premise. Fantasy. Story. Characters. Absorbing. Pace. Unique. Magic. Yes.
10 Word Review – Our Souls at Night (book)
Sweet. Quiet. Meaningful. Sincere. Simple. Beautiful. Poignant. Wonderful. Human. Yes.
Seeing Magic in Motes of Dust
You know, I do believe in magic. I was born and raised in a magic time, in a magic town, among magicians. Oh, most everybody else didn’t realize we lived in that web of magic, connected by silver filaments of chance and circumstance. But I knew it all along. When I was twelve years old,Continue reading “Seeing Magic in Motes of Dust”
10 Word Review – The Road (book)
Desolate. Intense. Horrors. Survival. Love. Perseverance. Purity. Ash. Story. Yes.
