Date Read: January 23 Author: R. F. Kuang Genre: Fantasy Rating: 5/5 I read the first book in the series, The Poppy War, last December, and have been trying to read this book ever since then. I loved both books, and have enjoyed watching the characters change throughout the two books. I am now eagerlyContinue reading “The Dragon Republic”
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Nichomachean Ethics
Date Read: January 20 Author: Aristotle Genre: Ethics I read this for my English class in college, and it presents some interesting ideas concerning ethics and virtue. However, I did not like the style of the book, as it is a collection of notes taken by Aristotle’s students and then posthumously collected into a book.Continue reading “Nichomachean Ethics”
Dreyer’s English
Date Read: January 19 Author: Benjamin Dreyer Genre: Grammar If you’ve ever wanted to read a how-to book about grammer writting in a completely pretentious tone, this is the book for you. Somehow every phrase is full of both condescension and a sense of superiority.
The Tower at Stony Wood
Date Read: January 18 Author: Patricia A. McKillip Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 While the world was difficult to understand at the beginning, the book was a fun read. Then she dropped her hands into her lap and stared out the window at the restless water that ran beyond the edge of the world, and pulledContinue reading “The Tower at Stony Wood”
Coffin Road
Date Read: January 17 Author: Peter May Genre: Mystery Rating: 4/5 An excellent murder mystery, full of misdirection because the main character knows the same amount as the reader. He washes on shore with no idea who he is, or what happened, and quickly finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation. They sayContinue reading “Coffin Road”
The Elements of Style
Read: January 15 Authors: William Strunk, Jr., and E.B. White Genre: Grammar A short book that goes over grammar. That’s about all there is to say about it, really.
All Quiet on the Western Front
Date Read: January 14 Author: Erich Maria Remarque Genre: Historical Fiction Rating: 5/5 I haven’t always enjoyed classic novels when I have read them for classes, and so I was surprised to discover that All Quiet on the Western Front was enjoyable. It presents a horrifying depiction of World War I from the point ofContinue reading “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Team of Vipers
Date Read: January 13 Author: Cliff Sims Genre: Political Autobiography Rating: 3/5 I have never enjoyed nonfiction as much as fiction, but for the beginning of 2020 I have been checking books off of a “52 Books in 52 Weeks” list, and one of the items on the list is a book about a worldContinue reading “Team of Vipers”
The Blackhouse
Date Read: January 12 Author: Peter May Genre: Mystery Rating: 4/5 I have always enjoyed reading murder mystery novels, particularly those that are set in Europe. The Blackhouse follows Detective Inspector Fin Macleod, who is forced to return to the Isle of Lewis, where he grew up, in order to investigate a murder. The novelContinue reading “The Blackhouse”
The Scorpio Races
Date Read: January 12 Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Fantasy Rating: 4/5 By the same author as The Raven Cycle, The Scorpio Races is an excellent standalone novel. It effortlessly incorporates mythology into the modern world, creating a world that is almost, but not quite, the same as our own. I didn’t know that it wasContinue reading “The Scorpio Races”
Zoey's Year in Books 2020 