I’ve officially reached the point in the year that my reading is what I call free range. I still have two books left to read that release in 2021, but by-and-large I’m reading whatever catches my eye ... Read More...
Mexican Gothic: A Novel
Sometimes it requires a bit of effort to tease out a book’s theme or premise based on the title. That’s not the case in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s debut novel, Mexican Gothic. It is exactly that, a noir ... Read More...
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget. A man and his young son are walking on a desolate road surrounded by burnt trees and ashes. In the distance fires still ... Read More...
In the House in the Dark of the Woods
Halloween may be over but the advancing winter weather still makes a perfect backdrop for creepy reading. Last week I wrote about Killing Commendatore, a Japanese novel that was oddly unsettling, but ... Read More...
Hell Hath No Fury: Mini-Reviews
OK, OK, the real quote ends with “like a woman scorned”, but I’m taking creative license and dropping “scorned”. I’ve spent much of the last year in a rage-y haze thanks to 1) a misogynistic ... Read More...
