Anxious People by Frederik Backman came out last week. I’ve been looking forward to it since I heard about it. I read A Man Called Ove, the novel that Backman is most well-known for, a while ago, and I was surprised that I liked it since “feel good” books are typically not my thing. I …
Chapters 1 – 2 The book starts by discussing a failed bank robbery on the day before New Years Eve that resulted in a hostage situation. The bank robber had fled outside and into the first open door. The only available route was up a flight of stairs where the robber saw an open house …
All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny is the sixteenth (16th!) book in Penny’s Chief Inspector Gamache series of books. This latest one came out a couple weeks ago. I’ve never read anything by Louise Penny, so I’ve been wanting to read at least one of her books. This one is the most recent …
Chapters 1 – 3 In the Musée Rodin in Paris, Armand Gamache, a senior officer in the Sûreté du Québec (Quebec police), and his godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz, sit on a wooden bench and eat pastries. They reminisce about a very familiar story of how Armand had once planned to propose to his now-wife …
In the Golem and the Jinni, Wecker has assembled a truly dazzling and inventive cast of characters, and the strength of her characters alone will probably be enough for many people to enjoy this book. There’s a master of the dark, mystical arts who seeks eternal life; there’s a a former doctor who is plagued …
