A reader of many things in Manitoba, Canada. You can find me on Mastodon at friesen5000@mstdn.ca
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When the tech platforms promised a future of "connection," they were lying. They said their "walled gardens" would keep us …
Nora’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on …
Nora’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight …
Nora’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on …
Good story and setting, great characters (with delightful asides). While not without Atkinson's typical morosity, this one has a liberal sprinkling of wit and humor that sets it apart. Loved it!
Good story and setting, great characters (with delightful asides). While not without Atkinson's typical morosity, this one has a liberal sprinkling of wit and humor that sets it apart. Loved it!
On a warm March night in 2083, Judy Wallach-Stevens wakes to a warning of unknown pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay. …
The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second …
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with …
Good story but pacing is a bit uneven - too much detail on some things that don't seem to move things forward, then jumping to faster moving parts.
Good story but pacing is a bit uneven - too much detail on some things that don't seem to move things forward, then jumping to faster moving parts.
“There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger …
Nora’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on …
With Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Man Booker International Prize-winner Olga Tokarczuk returns with a subversive, …
