Year of Books 2024: WILL IT NEVER END?!

Yes. It ends today. Here’s the last post of pellet reviews for the year!

A Year of Books 2024: Top Ten!

I record what I read from July to July… and now, you get to reap the benefits of my reading as I present short little reviews! Unlike previous years, I’m not reviewing everything I read. Some things simply didn’t warrant mention, and I read a number of short stories that I didn’t feel like reviewing.Continue reading “A Year of Books 2024: Top Ten!”

Don’t Blame the Reader

Many many years ago, when the world was young and I was younger, an acquaintance asked me to read a book he’d written. I did, and found it… not great. The aspects I enjoyed most were underplayed, and the parts I enjoyed least seemed to get the main focus in the story. He asked meContinue reading “Don’t Blame the Reader”

Five Books, Five Lessons

I purposely read a bad book. I’m not going to tell you the title or the author. I won’t give bad press to another author intentionally. The book looked neat. It had a great tagline. I wanted to support the author. Once I started reading it, though, it was clear this was not going toContinue reading “Five Books, Five Lessons”

A Year of Books 2022

It’s that time again! Every year I do pellet reviews of the books I’ve read over the course of a year. My year runs roughly July 4 to July 4 for reading purposes, so… yep! How did the year go? First, I read far less than I typically do. That’s mostly because of the hugeContinue reading “A Year of Books 2022”