Binstead’s Safari
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Don’t Think, Dear
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Meet Me in Atlantis
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The Scent Keeper
finished: 2025-07-19 21:55:43.002320
Childish. Disturbingly white-washes kidnapping and abuse. Very interesting world of scents created, however.
The Devil’s Larder
White on White
finished: 2025-07-13 00:45:13.138281
Left me with a very unsettled, mysterious feeling. I’ll be chewing on this one for some time.
Walking on the Ceiling
finished: 2025-07-10 20:26:01.070971
Fascinating. Layers of memory and how our understanding of ourselves and our lives shift over time. This book gives and asks a lot emotionally.
The Tattoo Artist
finished: 2025-07-07 02:38:53.811003
An adventure story that will stick with me for a long time. Thoroughly absorbing
We Could Be Rats
finished: 2025-07-05 12:51:10.674064
Written for a younger audience I think but endearing characters as always. Therapeutic for me, as I related to both sisters’ struggles
Stone Yard Devotional
finished: 2025-07-02 04:00:00
My favorite book of the year so far. It dares you not to look away
Night of the Living Rez
finished: 2025-06-02 04:00:00
Excellent stories, all linked across different time periods. Some are a gut punch. (Morrin challenge: June)
Intermezzo
finished: 2025-06-02 04:00:00
I didn’t fall in love with this one the way I did Normal People, but I enjoyed reading it. I wish the women characters were more 3D. I could spend more time with Ivan.
The Keep
finished: 2025-06-02 04:00:00
I had put this one off forever but wow, I couldn’t put it down. It itched my brain in just the right way.
Hideous Kinky
finished: 2025-06-02 04:00:00
I don’t remember the film well but it’s a strange experience to read about a self-absorbed neglectful mother from the perspective of a young child.
The Last Supper
finished: 2025-06-02 04:00:00
I so wanted to enjoy this more. There are some remarkable passages and she has a unique style, but she’s an incredibly unlikable person and it shows too clearly in her writing
Havoc
finished: 2025-06-02 04:00:00
Adored the locale and the characters, hated the cheap twist at the end
Old God’s Time
finished: 2025-06-02 04:00:00
A stunner. The most human story I’ve read this year
They Said This Would Be Fun
finished: 2025-02-02 05:00:00
Interesting perspectives from a black Canadian student, I hope more Canadians read her (Morrin challenge: February)
Little Crosses
finished: 2025-03-02 05:00:00
This book will forever be entwined with my time in Desert Hot Springs and recovering from my visit with my parents. Beautiful, forthright writing that struck the balance of love for her vibrant mother and the pain of narcissistic abuse. (Morrin challenge: March, also Imagination Festival)
The Body in Question
finished: 2025-05-02 04:00:00
Worth the purchase! My favorite kind of clear prose about interior life.
The Stranger in the Woods
finished: 2025-05-02 04:00:00
Engaging story, not sure there’s enough for a full book. I enjoyed thinking about under what conditions I could be a hermit and I felt for this human who simply wanted to live on his own terms and couldn’t do so in our society. (Morrin challenge: May)
The Finishing School
On the Hippie Trail
finished: 2025-06-02 04:00:00
Excellent. You can hear his voice, even as a young man. And what a testament to getting out into the world.
Manikanetish
finished: 2025-05-02 04:00:00
Perhaps I would have enjoyed this more in the original French
Perfection
finished: 2025-05-02 04:00:00
This one grabbed me in a similar way as The Anthropologists - the little details that make up a life and yet the question of what’s it all for?
Dreaming of Elsewhere
finished: 2025-04-02 04:00:00
Brief essay on home, belonging (Morrin challenge: April)
I Need You to Read This
Piranesi
finished: 2025-04-02 04:00:00
A rare fantasy read for me. Beautiful and evocative, I loved the descriptions of scent. Quite moving.
The Coroner’s Lunch
finished: 2025-04-02 04:00:00
Delightful! I’ve had this on my shelf since picking it up in Basel and loved the dry, cynical yet sincere characters. Hope to find more in the series
Dry Your Tears to Perfect Your Aim
finished: 2025-03-02 05:00:00
I can’t say I enjoyed this book but it’s interesting experiment that I haven’t encountered before. I could relate to the narrator’s self-conscious reflections.
The Turnout
The Plot
finished: 2025-03-02 05:00:00
More clever than I gave it credit for when I started reading it. Very aware.
The Divergent Mind
finished: 2025-02-02 05:00:00
So-so. Not up-to-date regarding out of use language such as “Asperger’s” and often read as summaries of other books. Very validating, however.
The Chamber
finished: 2025-01-02 05:00:00
Liked the details of pressurized life, which was terrifying in itself. Disliked the twist. (Morrin challenge: January)
Us Fools
finished: 2025-02-02 05:00:00
Tough work at times as it felt like many novels in one, but some parts were luminous
Elsewhere, California
finished: 2025-01-02 05:00:00
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
finished: 2025-01-02 05:00:00
Adored this. I love her characters