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The Lost Metal
Here we meet an ageing Wax and Wayne as they try to confront another God that’s encroaching on their world. This is the third book in the Wax & Wayne arc of Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn world. Purchase The Lost Metal on Amazon
Rating: RecommendedGenre: FantasyStyle: FictionAuthor: Brandon Sanderson -
Radicalized
Radicalized by Cory Doctorow is a set of 4 short stories that examine where our world is, and where it could be going if we don’t take steps to intervene in the path we are currently walking. We start with a look at immigration in the US and watch Salima finally get a real apartment…
Rating: RecommendedStyle: FictionAuthor: Cory Doctorow -
The Librarianist
This excellent book by Patrick deWitt investigates the life of a solitary librarian. We meet our character at the end of his life as he befriends a number of people in an old age home. There is a major twist that caught me off-guard but I continue to think about the tragedy of the story.…
Rating: RecommendedGenre: Literary FictionStyle: FictionAuthor: Patrick deWitt -
A Man Called Ove
I very much enjoyed this grumpy old man coming to terms with people that actually want to talk to him and befriend him despite how grumpy he is. The ending is sweet and made me cry. There is a trigger warning regarding talk of suicide. Purchase on A Man Called Ove on Amazon
Rating: RecommendedGenre: Literary FictionStyle: FictionAuthor: Fredrik Backman -
Fahrenheit 451
I read the 60th Anniversary edition of the book and the biggest thing that stuck out to me is the relevance to today’s world. So many people are following the “screens” and not living life, only looking for something easy, just like much of society in this world. We need to do a better job…
Rating: RecommendedStyle: FictionAuthor: Ray Bradbury