The Fisherman by John Langan I wanted a book that scratched the same itch as T. Kingfisher’s horror, and this one did the trick. It’s very firmly ensconced in the real world, and yet the supernatural elements seemed plausible. One of the ways in which Langan brings the reader into the supernatural elements is through …
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Mar 19
Book Review:
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English by John McWhorter If you’ve ever wondered why English doesn’t act like other Germanic languages, this book is for you. It’s more than just “here’s all the stuff we stole from the Norman French” but goes into why we say “do you have the time” instead …
Mar 15
Book Review: The Girl in the Ice
The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza This is the first in a long-running series that a dear friend recommended, so I’d hoped it would really capitvate me. It’s a rough start. No cliche left unexplored in this police procedural. What at first seems like a simple murder investigation of the daughter of a …
Mar 12
Book Review: Psalm for the Wild Built
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers This is charming, and easy to read, but frustratingly short. It’s technically sci-fi, but it’s more philosophy than anything, and a good balm for the dystopia we’re so often saturated with. It doesn’t really have a plot though, and the fact that it’s #1 in a series …