Thursday, September 18, 2025

lapses

recently abandoned books:

the trust - m.c. eccleston (2022). i pick this up because the blurb says for fans of richard osman but she in no way writes with osman's flair.

the way of all flesh - ambrose perry (2018). wordy, like alphabet pea-soup.

the killer across the table - douglas & olshaker (2019). not sure what the writer is trying to achieve with a most uncharismatic subject.

people from my neighborhood - kawakami (2016). bizarre without kawaii. that's all.

the woman who wanted more - vicky zimmerman (2016). depressingly middle-class american. for recipes and food, stick to ruth reichl, i say.


in my seventh decade i no longer feel obligated to finish a book once i begin it.

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