L.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood by Anne Soon Choi This book implies it’s about celebrities for true crime fans, and I kind of thought it might be, since the titular L.A. Coroner who was involved with so many famous cases and autopsies. But it’s not a memoir, it’s a biography, and there’s …
Tag: politics
Nov 01
Book Review: Last Best Hope
Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal by George Packer A friend recommended this book to me when it came out in 2023, but I guess it took the tumult of the 2024 election to make me want to understand just what the heck is going on in our country these days. Packer does …
Apr 21
Book Review: The Crooked Kingdom
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo I almost didn’t read this book because I was so furious that the first one ended on a cliffhanger. At the end of Six of Crows, Inej has been kidnapped by the bad guys and the rest of Kaz’s crew are as determined to get her back as they are …
Dec 26
Book Review – The Republic of Thieves
The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch The events of this novel are highly influenced by Red Seas Under Red Skies so don’t do what I did and let most of a decade pass between reading the previous one and this one. Scott Lynch doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to worldbuilding and complicated …
Dec 05
Book Review: The Well of Ascension
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson This novel picks up where the first one left off, with the band of scoundrels who have managed to take over the empire trying to hold onto their victory. Elend Venture has taken over as king, but he’s more of an idealist and a scholar and is having …