Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
If you think you already know that Steve Jobs was a terrible father, you’ve no idea. 381 pages of atrocious behavior. Two pages of remorse. #25wordbookreviews Continue reading Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
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The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett
Some crazy shit happens in this book, prepare yourself. But the voice is snappy and entertaining enough to make the roller coaster an enjoyable ride. #25wordbookreviews Continue reading The Bus on Thursday by Shirley Barrett
Breaking Rules for a Cause
I have a hard and fast rule not to pay more than $10 for a kindle edition of a book. It’s a remnant of my time in publishing. I value books and writing greatly (obviously), and want writers to be able to make a living writing books — I buy lots of books to support authors I love. But digital books are overpriced by most publishers and I just can’t make myself take part in it. I could go on for days about this topic; about how four publishers were actually convicted of collusion on pricing for ebooks but still … Continue reading Breaking Rules for a Cause
Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
I’m glad kids today have more diversity in the stories they read but otherwise this is simply a book for teens. Not really for adults. #25wordbookreviews Continue reading Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli
Vic’s 2019 Reading Goals
When it came to my reading goals, I did not do very well in 2018. I had five goals and I only made one of them. I wanted to read all of Sherman Alexie’s books — I only read one before the #metoo accusations surfaced about how he’d abused his power with female authors and while I loved The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (it made my top 10 list), there was just too much other great stuff on my TBR list to go back to his other books. I think I’ll just shelve this goal for now. … Continue reading Vic’s 2019 Reading Goals
The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Gorgeous cover, beautiful writing, solid premise. But it suffers from what I’m not supposed to care about but really do — a terribly unlikable main character. [One of my reading goals for this year is to write a 25-word review for every book I read. Consider this the first installment.] Continue reading The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Vic’s Top 10 Books Read in 2018
2018 was a GREAT year for reading. I was lagging behind my Goodreads Challenge goal of 75 books for much of the year, but a very quiet few weeks at the end of December allowed me to catch up and even read one more for a total of 76. In all I rated nine books with five full stars and 37 as four-star reads — not too shabby. There was so much good stuff to read, and my TBR pile is already enormous for this year. So much so that I’m upping my 2019 goal to 80 books. As is … Continue reading Vic’s Top 10 Books Read in 2018
