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Expedition to Earth (1953) is Arthur C. Clarke’s first collection of short stories. A Christian review. Continue reading
Category Archives: Fiction – Secular
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud (1966)
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What must it have been like to be a Jew falsely imprisoned for a crime in early 20th-century Russia? This Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, The Fixer by Bernard Malamud (1966), offers some insight. Continue reading
The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft (1928)
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The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft (1928) may be a century old, but it’s an excitingly dark tale that birthed a whole web of stories about ancient beasts that exist only to destroy your safe little world. Encouraging! Continue reading
Dilbert: The Third Year by Scott Adams (1991)
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In celebration of the passing of Scott Adams, I continue my foray through the full collection of Dilbert cartoon with this third year (1991). Continue reading
Whose Body by Dorothy Sayers (1923)
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The first novel in the Lord Peter Wimsey series, Whose Body?, is good introduction to the character and his style, but still not fully to my taste. Continue reading
Young Man in Vietnam by Charles Coe (1968)
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This incredible second-person “memoir,” Young Man in Vietnam by Charles Coe (1968) was a shockingly good read. A Christian review. Continue reading
The Chelsea Murders by Lionel Davidson (1978)
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While I love most of Lionel Davidson’s books, The Chelsea murders (a.k.a. Murder Games) was not at all a favorite. Unreadable, actually. Too bad! Continue reading
The Case of the Hook-billed Kites by J.S. Borthwick (1982)
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The first book in The Sarah Deane Mysteries by J.S. Borthwick was an engaging read—and it centered on birding! The Case of the Hook-billed Kites certainly hooked me. Continue reading
In Love with Butterflies by Sonam Tashi and Riku Dhan Subba (2019)
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This collection of 3o short stories from 2 Bhutanese authors introduces us a little bit to the underworld this little-known kingdom and the youth who grow up there. Continue reading
The Chinese Bell Murders by Robert van Gulik (1958)
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Robert Van Gulik’s first Judge Dee novel that came from his own noggin is a good one. Three cases in PuYang and a pleasant stroll through ancient China. Continue reading