The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson I was in the mood for an epic, time-consuming high fantasy so I could stop thinking about all the problems in our own world and start worrying about someone else’s. I’d liked the Mistborn series, and this series has even more rabid fans, so I thought I’d take …
Apr 26
Book Review: The Book of Lost and Found
The Book of Lost and Found by Lucy Foley I read this book based on the recommendation of someone I greatly admire, who, it seems, has vastly different tastes in literature than I do. Don’t let the name “Lucy Foley” fool you: this is not a dark and tense thriller. It’s so different from the …
Mar 02
Book Review: When the Air Hits Your Brain
When the Air Hits Your Brain: Tales of Neurosurgery by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. This memoir of a neurosurgeon’s career is a combination of “how I became a doctor” and anecdotes of memorable patients. It starts out a little slow, since “how I became a doctor” doesn’t really thrill me as much as stories of …
Jan 16
Book Review: Three Wishes
Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty Does being conventionally beautiful make up for being emotionally immature? I had a hard time getting into this book. Liane Moriarty is one of my go-to authors when I want something I know I’ll really like, but this book did not really measure up to the other ones I’ve read …
Nov 24
Book Review: The Feather Thief
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century by Kirk W. Johnson In the 1990 movie “The Freshman” a young NYU student becomes involved in a crime ring that charges rich people a million dollars to eat an endangered animal. I remember thinking that was a pretty far-fetched plot. After …