Two star review, originally posted here on June 19th, 2024. Another instance where I dip my toe into the waters of popular literature only to get burned. I dunno, everyone loved this book, it was nominated for reader awards, it sounded like a plot I would have fun getting lost in, etc. I wasn’t expecting … More Goodreads Review: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Two star review, originally published here on June 19th, 2024. I have a confession: I was very tempted to lie here. There was a point where I was not finished with the book yet, but fully intended to just mark this as read, leave a bad review, and move on. There’s no reason why I … More Goodreads Review: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Four star review, originally posted here on June 6, 2024. This book was, to my happy surprise, the exact book I needed at this exact moment in my life. I thought it would be a light, fun romp. Something simple to distract me from the serious shit of the real world. And it was! But … More Goodreads Review: The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A.J. Jacobs
Okay, this one is a bit of a cheat. One of my new years’ resolutions was to visit (and hopefully write-up reviews about) as many museum as possible (you know, without getting weirdly obsessive about it.) Last week I visited the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (kind of), and I’m gonna go ahead and review it … More Museum Review: Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Three star review, originally posted here on May 27th, 2024. Full disclosure: I came to this book after watching the TV show that is (supposedly) based on this book. The show interweaves tons of fascinating storylines, which was great. But the problem was that I couldn’t keep all of the stories straight, and, frankly, had … More Goodreads Review: Manhunt: the 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson
I did a brief trip across the pond recently, and managed to squeeze in a whopping 3 London museums in under 2 days! I already covered day one’s museums, but now I finally have time to describe the 3rd and final London museum: Sir John Soane’s Museum! We picked this museum for our last morning in … More Museum Review: Sir John Soane’s Museum
I did a brief trip across the pond this past week, and managed to squeeze in a whopping 3 London museums in under 2 days! After a fascinating visit to the Churchill War Rooms and a nice scenic walk along the Thames, we headed back indoor for museum #2: The London Transport Museum! This place … More Museum Review: London Transport Museum
I did a brief trip across the pond this past week, and managed to squeeze in a whopping 3 London museums in under 2 days! First up: The Churchill War Rooms I didn’t know much about the Churchill War Rooms before this trip, and was very pleasantly surprised by how much there was to see … More Museum Review: Churchill War Rooms
One star review, originally posted here on April 22nd, 2024. Uh oh. This review is going to cause some tension. Sigh. My brother-in-law recommended this book to me. He was mad at me when, years ago, I apparently “panned” his favorite book (The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, which, for the record, I did not … More Goodreads Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Three star review, originally posted here on April 21, 2024. This book tells the history of a fish. That’s pretty much it. Now, sometimes books come along that are about a seemingly boring or inconsequential topic, but then the writing style or the subject matter itself is so mind-blowingly amazing that this niche topic sucks … More Goodreads Review: Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
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