The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan

Three and a half to four stars. Read for the first time in 2007, and again in February 2021. Some things Robert Jordan writes too much of: What songs are called in different places where the characters travel People using made-up swear words unbearably earnestly How Aes Sedai can’t be trusted (they never lie, but…

Storm Front, by Jim Butcher

First read summer 2010, read again summer 2018. Approximately four stars. Oh, Harry Dresden. I still really enjoyed this, but the way I read is so different now from eight years ago, when I first read it—fresh off the heels of N.K. Jemisin, Nnedi Okorafor, Becky Chambers, Garth Nix, Rat Queens, Saga, and all the other incredibly…

Notes on a Harry Potter Reread

These are small posts that come from my old blog, but which I hadn’t previously reposted here, from the last time I reread the Harry Potter series (in 2014). Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone I wish I could remember exactly how many times I’ve read the earlier books in the series; obviously it’s more…

Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte

Four stars, read in January 2017. [There are going to be spoilers in here, because I think the statute of limitations runs out at 150 years.] I consider the fourth star as belonging to the audio production, which is absolutely outstanding. Anna Bentinck is the narrator, and I was continually impressed by how well she…

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed

Five stars, read the first time in 2014, then again in 2015. This is a book I’m going to read several times in my life. It’s one of my favorites, and I realized that—although I mention it frequently on lists and in recommendations—I’ve never posted an actual review. So I’d like to remedy that. After finishing…

Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling, Narrated by Jim Dale

Five stars, read (listened to) throughout the summer of 2012. I’ve read the Harry Potter series several times, but this was my first time listening to the audiobooks, and I’m so glad I finally heard them that way. Audio will never replace physical books for me, but I’ve discovered a particular love for them in the last few…

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Three stars. Read the first time in December 2010; read again from December 2014 to January 2015. I had no desire of my own to read this, but it came up in so many conversations in the late 2000s that I decided I should, if only to see how I felt compared to everyone else….

I don’t think I can put it off much longer…

I need to reread Harry Potter. I spent entirely too long tonight looking at these ridiculous photos; most of them are just screen shots of people’s Pottermore letters, but there were a few that absolutely killed me. Seriously, I almost choked myself trying to keep from waking Mike up with my laughter. Anyway. The point…