It was about this time last year that I read Brian Selznick’s Caldecott Medal winning book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and at that time I swore I’d have to read his other epic volumes too. It must be the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: 2011
Daylight on Iron Mountain by David Wingrove (2011)
I recently reviewed Book One in this re-imagined Chung-Kuo series by British author David Wingrove, a book called Son of Heaven, which I loved. After putting that book down and having had just a taste of Wingrove’s talent and imagination, … Continue reading
Son of Heaven by David Wingrove (2011)
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It’s difficult to start this review, because I’m having a bit of dejavu. Wasn’t it just a few years ago that I read the first installment to David Wingrove’s Chung Kuo series—and given up on it only seventy or so … Continue reading
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction by Alan Jacobs (2011)
I am so happy to end my year on such a note as this! This will be my 82nd and final book review for the year 2020, and, I’ve got to be honest, The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of … Continue reading
The Battle of the Crater by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen (2011)
I can’t recall the last Civil War novel I’ve read. Having grown up in Wisconsin, I’ve got to admit that America’s deadly schism of the late 19th Century was never ingrained in my psyche simply by right of birth. We … Continue reading
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt (2011)
‘We are the opposite of lawmen.’ (Kindle Loc. 1423) The second read in our 2019 Siblings’ Book Club following The Long Walk was this somewhat recent western novel, The Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt. It’s an anti-hero story with a … Continue reading
The Jungle by Clive Cussler with Jack du Brul (2011)
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This third novel from The Oregon Files that I finished during my week in Laos is the 8th book in the series. Like Plague Ship, this story has some unique ingredients that makes it stand out from the rest, though … Continue reading
A Holy Ambition by John Piper (2011)
To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named “There will always be people who argue that the doctrine of election and predestination makes missions pointless. But they are always wrong. It does not make missions pointless; it makes missions possible. … Continue reading
Invasion: Alaska by Vaughn Heppner (2011)
Book #1 in the Invasion series. It’s been a long time since I attempted to venture into any fiction series by an author I’d never read before. For whatever reason, I’m not keen on trying books written by new-to-me names, unless … Continue reading
Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes by Ed Butts (2011)
This summer, as my family ventured up from Ohio through the U.P. to Northern Minnesota, we caught site of four of the Great Lakes. As always happens, I was awed both by their sheer immensity and by the mere thought … Continue reading