All told, I read 70 novels and novellas by 53 different authors in 2020, plus 20-odd pieces of short fiction (I’m going to try to actually keep track in 2021, but it’s a little late for 2020). Overall, I rated 15 books by 11 different authors at 17 or higher on my 20-point scale and… Continue reading Five-Star Reads of 2020
I know it’s traditional to close December with a post about the best books you read this year, and I will recap my five-star reads sometime next week, but I thought I’d start with something a little bit different. These books weren’t all on my five-star list, but they all had a special element that… Continue reading 2020 Superlatives
Sometimes negative reviews are the most instructive. So that seems like as good a reason as any to bash on all your favorites sci-fi and fantasy classics, right? More seriously, everything on this list has something to recommend it, and me not liking it doesn’t mean that it won’t work for you. And because all… Continue reading A Prologue of the Person: Classic Misses
What better way to get to know a book blogger than learning what books they like? Here are some books I love and recommend frequently. Epic/Secondary World Fantasy The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan If you have any interest in a huge, sprawling fantasy epic with hundreds of characters, it’s hard to find better… Continue reading A Prologue of the Person: Books I Love
