Columbine by Dave Cullen I got this as an audiobook, and had to ask myself “what is a person who hates serial killers doing reading a book about a famous massacre?” But this is much more than just a gruesome true-crime story. It has so many different angles to it that there’s something for…well, maybe …
Tag: non fiction
Feb 24
Book Review: Quiet, the Power of Introverts In a World that Can’t Stop Talking
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain This book brings up some interesting, important, and little-discussed ideas about introversion, the greatest of which is that introversion is a valid personality type rather than a flaw which should be corrected. Cain begins the book in this way, defensively, …
Jan 28
Book Review: The Zen of Fish
The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket by Trevor Corson If I had to give a 6 word review for this, it would be “good with fish, bad with people.” This book talks about sushi, from its origins to how it’s evolved over time. If you’re a sushi aficionado, this …
Mar 26
Book Review: Here Lies My Heart
Here Lies My Heart: Essays on Why We Marry, Why We Don’t, and What We Find There by Deborah Chasma This started out being the perfect book for peeking into candid, graphic depictions of other people’s marital lives. It’s like listening to your friends dish on what’s really happening at home, except pithy, and with …
Mar 24
Book Review: Year of the Cock
Year of the Cock: The Remarkable True Account of a Married Man Who Left His Wife and Paid the Price by Alan Wieder I should find it ironic that the memoir of a man who produces reality television should read so much like a reality tv show itself. As with the worst of unscripted television, …