City of Thieves, by David Benioff. Insightful, thrilling, funny, terrifying. It says so on the back cover. You should believe that, since it’s true. I was hooked from the first page.… more →
Breathing Spacegrandmalin wrote 6 months ago: City of Thieves, by David Benioff. Insightful, thrilling, funny, terrifying. It says so on the bac … more →
grandmalin wrote 6 months ago: I like to own books, so I have a disorganized library of them with sections in several locations ab … more →
grandmalin wrote 9 months ago: It’s been a long time since I’ve picked up a book and been reluctant to put it down. Th … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: I seem to have been neglecting serious reading for the last little while in favour of brain stimulat … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: Just in case anyone out there has noticed that I’ve turned a corner and seem to be veering off … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: I was in the mood for some fluffy chic lit when I picked this book up, and wow, it filled the bill. … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: This is a book I’ve just finished slogging my way through; not that it wasn’t interesti … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: If there’s such a thing as death by reading, I guess I’m trying to kill myself. I … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: Time for some more breathtaking book reports. “Pontoon” by Garrison Keillor was one of … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was a great book, and this second one is great as well. He has d … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been bitten by the procrastination lazy ass bug from hell. In fact, I think I might be a … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: Alice Munro is a writer I greatly admire, and I’m surprised at myself for not recognizing seve … more →
grandmalin wrote 1 year ago: Nope, this is not a guideline for babies. It is a truly beautiful book by Rebecca Gowers. When I f … more →
grandmalin wrote 2 years ago: This is the book by Mark Haddon that I carried with me across the ocean and back. Sort of like the … more →
grandmalin wrote 2 years ago: Well, that made for a completely strange title. It’s the two books I’ve just finished r … more →
grandmalin wrote 2 years ago: There’s been so much written about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that anything I say is … more →
grandmalin wrote 2 years ago: ….is another awesome book by Amy Tan. I think I’ve read all her fiction – The Bon … more →
grandmalin wrote 2 years ago: …by Libba Bray This is the book that put me to sleep several times. Not that that fact is wha … more →
grandmalin wrote 2 years ago: The Expected One by Kathleen McGowan Two thousand years ago, Mary Magdalene hid a set of scrolls in … more →