It pains me to say it, but I didn’t enjoy the latest James Lee Burke…
Category: Book Reviews
This is where I think out loud about the books that stay with me.
I tend toward literary fiction, memoir, and thoughtful nonfiction, but what matters most is how a book works — its voice, its structure, the questions it leaves behind. These aren’t summaries or star ratings. They’re reflections.
If you’re looking for independent, thoughtful book reviews grounded in curiosity rather than hype, you’ll find them here.
Oh, I have a new favorite author in South Carolina author Julia Elliot! This book…
I thought this was a technically lovely book. It is arranged in essays talking about…
With the heaviness of things lately, I needed a good light read where the heroine…
Oh, did I hate this book. It was actually painful to slog through it hoping…
Oh my goodness, this book blew my mind. It begins with every white person in…
I was blown away by Chris Whitaker’s newest book, All The Colors of the Dark,…
This book is a pretty comprehensive look at the many muses of Andy Warhol. Let…
What an absolute pleasure to read. I have long been interested in growing things in…
Families are difficult, and life is trauma. That seems to be the overarching message here.…