One Man’s Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith I didn’t know anything about this book going into it, but I imagine it’s considered a classic of the wilderness-survival memoir subgenre. The author (that is, Pronneke, about whom the book was written, not Keith, who compiled and edited it) was 50 years old in 1969 …
Category: Book Review
Jan 14
Book Review: My Korean Deli
My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store by Ben Ryder Howe I got this from audible, so my enjoyment was influenced by the fact that it had an excellent narrator, who made each voice distinct. Maybe it was in part because he had a lot to work with. This memoir features a …
Jan 10
Book Review – David and Goliath
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell I received this book as a gift from someone who knows I’ve enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell’s work for a long time. I found it as good as Outliers, if not quite as good as Blink. The book is, as it claims on the cover, about underdogs and misfits, but it’s …
Jan 02
Book Review: Black Heart
Black Heart by Holly Black I knew this book came out a while ago, but I’d been sort of saving it, figuring that since I adored the first two, I’d adore this one as well. It did have a lot to live up to. Both the first two books were just about perfect. If you …
Dec 24
Book Review: Friendfluence
Friendfluence: The Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who We Are by Carlin Flora Since I haven’t read other books (that I can remember) specifically dealing with friends and friendship before, I expected this book to really blow me away. Friends are a huge influence in our lives, almost as great as families, and greater for …