A sudden trip and then a return after a short stay left me feeling happy and then gloomy. To ward away the feeling of despondency, I turned to my favourite family aboard the Enterprise... or not really because in the three books that I read in quick succession our favourite space travellers are hardly in … Continue reading Comfort Reads: Three Star Trek Novels
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Unforgettable Book: A Time For Hanging by Bill Crider
What happened was that they'd all taken the easiest way out, Harl thought. They'd let a man get away with murder because they didn't have the gumption to stand up to him. Maybe they were afraid of gettin' hurt, or maybe they were afraid to take the side of a dead meskin against another white man. … Continue reading Unforgettable Book: A Time For Hanging by Bill Crider
Other Reads
With the new year approaching, here are short notes on some books read this year.THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE by PAUL AUSTER (1982)A haunting book which begins as a memoir of the author's father but becomes more than simply a remembrance of a man who 'had left no traces'. Written after the death of his father and … Continue reading Other Reads
Friday’s Forgotten Books: Ed McBain’s Downtown
It is Ed McBain's day at Friday's Forgotten Books @ Pattinase. Well, I haven't read much of McBain. In fact, have read only one book of his so far: Fuzz. That was truly enjoyable and yet I haven't really read more of him. Now that I think of it,this is definitely strange because there was … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Books: Ed McBain’s Downtown
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