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Books Read: Joyland by Stephen King

Mar 27, 2025

Books Read: Infinity Gate by M.R. Carey

Mar 25, 2025

Books Read: Colourfields: Writing About ...

Mar 22, 2025

Book’s Read: Terrestrial History by Joe ...

Mar 14, 2025

Books Read: Sleeper Beach by Nick Harkaw...

Mar 11, 2025

Books Read: The Dispossessed by Ursula K...

Mar 2, 2025

Books Read: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

Feb 6, 2025

Books Read: The Heart in Winter by Kevin...

Feb 4, 2025

Books Read: Rejection by Tony Tulathimut...

Feb 2, 2025

Books Read: The Mercy of the Gods by Jam...

Feb 1, 2025

Books Read: The Fake Muse by Max Besora ...

Jan 28, 2025

Books Read: The Staircase in the Woods b...

Jan 27, 2025

Books Read: The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim (...

Jan 26, 2025

Books Read: Juice by Tim Winton

Jan 23, 2025

Books Read: The Practice, The Horizon an...

Jan 22, 2025

Books Read: A Mourning Coat by Alex Jeff...

Jan 21, 2025

Books Read: It Lasts Forever and Then It...

Jan 20, 2025

Books Read: Voice of the Old Sea by Norm...

Jan 19, 2025

Books Read: The Moons a Balloon by David...

Jan 14, 2025

Books Read: The Crimson Road by A. G. Sl...

Jan 12, 2025

Books Read: Crows and Silences by Lucius...

Jan 10, 2025

Books Read: Waterblack (book 3 in the Ci...

Jan 7, 2025

Books Read: American Rapture by C. J. Le...

Jan 1, 2025

Books Read: Gliff by Ali Smith

Dec 26, 2024

Books Read: Grinny & You Remember Me...

Dec 24, 2024

Books Read: Round the Fire: Stories by A...

Dec 22, 2024

Books Read: She’s Always Hungry: Stories...

Dec 13, 2024

TV Shows Watched: The Devil’s Hour, Seas...

Dec 11, 2024

Books Read: Sinkhole, and Other Inexplic...

Dec 10, 2024

Books Read: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls...

Dec 8, 2024

Books Read: Three Eight One by Aliya Whi...

Dec 4, 2024

Books Read: Lesser Ruins by Mark Haber

Nov 26, 2024

Books Read: Nico, Songs They Never Sing ...

Nov 24, 2024

Books Read: Lightning Rods by Helen DeWi...

Nov 13, 2024

Books Read: Remember You Will Die by Ede...

Nov 12, 2024

Books Read: Interstellar MegaChef by Lav...

Nov 5, 2024

Books Read: Her First American by Lore S...

Nov 2, 2024

Books Read: Private Rites by Julia Armfi...

Oct 30, 2024

Books Read: Creation Lake by Rachel Kush...

Oct 29, 2024

Books Read: In Universes by Emet North

Oct 23, 2024

Books Read: The Midwich Cuckoos by John ...

Oct 22, 2024

Books Read: The Bog Wife by Kay Chronist...

Oct 13, 2024

Books Read: Good Night, Sleep Tight by B...

Oct 10, 2024

Books Read: City of Dancing Gargoyles by...

Oct 8, 2024

Books Read: Moderate to Poor, Occasional...

Oct 5, 2024

Books Read: Spook Street (Slough House 4...

Oct 4, 2024

Books Read: Lake of Darkness by Adam Rob...

Oct 1, 2024

Books Read: The Kingdom by the Sea by Pa...

Sep 29, 2024

Books Read: Absolution by Jeff VanderMee...

Sep 24, 2024

Books Read: State of Paradise by Laura v...

Sep 21, 2024

Books Read: The Repeat Room by Jesse Bal...

Sep 19, 2024

Books Read: Slow Burn by Mike Allen

Sep 12, 2024

Books Read: Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake

Sep 10, 2024

Books Read: Endless Night by Agatha Chri...

Sep 8, 2024

Books Read: The Death of the Heart by El...

Sep 6, 2024

Books Read: Marianne Dreams by Catherine...

Sep 4, 2024

Books Read: Ultra 85 by Logic

Sep 2, 2024

Books Read: Napalm in the Heart by Pol G...

Aug 31, 2024

Books Read: Hum by Helen Phillips

Aug 27, 2024

Books Read: Abra (AKA Gaining Ground) by...

Aug 25, 2024

Books Read: Sir Gawain and the Green Kni...

Aug 24, 2024

TV Shows Watched: Sugar, created by Mark...

Aug 21, 2024

Books Read: De Profundis by Oscar Wilde

Aug 13, 2024

Books Read: Escape to an Autumn Pavement...

Aug 10, 2024

Books Read: Track Changes by Abigail Nus...

Aug 8, 2024

Books Read: Gogmagog by Jeff Noon and St...

Aug 6, 2024

Books Read: Mouth: Stories by Puloma Gho...

Jul 30, 2024

Books Read: Family Lexicon by Natalia Gi...

Jul 27, 2024

Books Read: The Crying of Lot 49 by Thom...

Jul 25, 2024

Books Read: Hard Girls by J. Robert Lenn...

Jul 14, 2024

Books Read: South Riding by Winifred Hol...

Jul 4, 2024

Books Read: The Good Soldier by Ford Mad...

Jun 27, 2024

Books Read: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to th...

Jun 18, 2024

Books Read: Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayer...

Jun 16, 2024

Books Read: A Helping Hand by Celia Dale

Jun 7, 2024

Books Read: The Underhistory by Kaaron W...

Jun 6, 2024

Books Read: The Universe Delivers The En...

Jun 3, 2024

Books Read: The Ragpicker by Joel Dane

May 31, 2024

Books Read: Martyr! Kaveh Akbar

May 28, 2024

Books Read: Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel

May 19, 2024

Books Read: The Railway Children by E. N...

May 12, 2024

Books Read: A Marsh Island by Sarah Orne...

May 5, 2024

Books Read: The Bright Sword by Lev Gros...

May 4, 2024

Books Read: The Children of Men by P. D....

May 1, 2024

Books Read: The Cautious Traveller’s Gui...

Apr 30, 2024

Books (Poetry) Read: All My Pretty Ones ...

Apr 28, 2024

Books Read: Deadwood by Pete Dexter

Apr 26, 2024

Books Read: Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrase...

Apr 25, 2024

Books Read: The Glutton by A. E. Blakemo...

Apr 9, 2024

Books Read: Days of Innocence and Wonder...

Apr 6, 2024

Books Read: Erasure by Percival Everett

Apr 4, 2024

Books Read: The Godwits Fly by Robin Hyd...

Apr 1, 2024

Books Read: The Ministry of Times by Kal...

Apr 1, 2024

The Wall by John Lanchester

Feb 6, 2019

Resistance by Julian Fuks, translated by...

Feb 4, 2019

I Miss The World by Violet LeVoit

Feb 2, 2019

My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan ...

Jan 30, 2019

Tell Them of Battles, Kings and Elephant...

Jan 29, 2019

Matter by Iain M. Banks

Jan 28, 2019

Mem by Bethany C. Morrow

Jan 12, 2019

Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee (Solaris)

Jul 28, 2018

The Freeze Frame Revolution by Peter Wat...

Jul 14, 2018

The Overstory by Richard Powers (W. W. N...

Jul 8, 2018

Missing by Alison Moore (Salt)

Jul 7, 2018

Excession by Iain M Banks (Orbit)

Jul 1, 2018

Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz (translat...

Jun 30, 2018

West by Carys Davies (Scribner)

Jun 24, 2018

Kudos by Rachel Cusk

Jun 23, 2018

Warlight by Michael Ondaatje (Knopf)

May 30, 2018

The State Of The Art by Iain M. Banks (O...

May 29, 2018

Time Was by Ian McDonald (Tor Novella)

May 28, 2018

Pure Hollywood by Christine Schutt (And ...

May 27, 2018

Animal Lovers by Rob Palk (Sandstone Pre...

May 26, 2018

Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller (Ecco)

May 25, 2018

Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison (Algonquin B...

May 4, 2018

Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente (Sa...

May 3, 2018

The Tea Master and the Detective Aliette...

May 2, 2018

Sisyphean by Dempow Torishima, trans Dan...

Apr 29, 2018

The Adulterants by Joe Dunthorne (Tin Ho...

Apr 28, 2018

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones (Al...

Apr 25, 2018

Unbearable Splendor by Sun Yung Shin (Co...

Apr 24, 2018

Bash Bash Revolution by Douglas Lain (Ni...

Apr 20, 2018

The Smoke by Simon Ings (Gollancz)

Apr 19, 2018

Sealed by Naomi Booth (Dead Ink)

Apr 19, 2018

The Wardrobe Mistress by Patrick McGrath...

Apr 17, 2018

When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Wr...

Apr 15, 2018

Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi...

Apr 12, 2018

Sight by Jessie Greengrass (John Murray)

Apr 10, 2018

Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by K...

Apr 9, 2018

Berg by Ann Quin (Marion Boyars)

Apr 8, 2018

Census by Jesse Ball (Ecco)

Apr 7, 2018

Mothers by Chris Powers (Faber & Fa...

Apr 4, 2018

Murmur by Will Eaves (CB Editions)

Mar 30, 2018

Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

Mar 28, 2018

Gaudy Bauble by Isabel Waidner (Dostoyev...

Mar 25, 2018

The Only Story by Julian Barnes (Jonatha...

Mar 22, 2018

The Strange Case of the Alchemist’...

Mar 20, 2018

Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday (Simon &...

Mar 19, 2018

The Earlie King & the Kid in Yellow...

Mar 15, 2018

King Zeno by Nathaniel Rich (MCD)

Mar 13, 2018

The Alarming Palsy of James Orr by Tom L...

Mar 9, 2018

Peach by Emma Glass (Bloomsbury)

Mar 7, 2018

The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (Or...

Mar 5, 2018

The Sky Is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith...

Mar 3, 2018

The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke ...

Mar 1, 2018

Red Clocks by Leni Zumas (Little, Brown ...

Feb 27, 2018

The Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade...

Feb 23, 2018

The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott (Farra...

Feb 19, 2018

Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson (Picad...

Feb 16, 2018

Improvement by Joan Silber (Counterpoint...

Feb 13, 2018

The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin (G.P....

Feb 11, 2018

Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Oko...

Feb 9, 2018

Gnomon by Nick Harkaway (William Heinema...

Feb 6, 2018

The Afterlives by Thomas Pierce (Riverhe...

Feb 4, 2018

Lullaby by Leila Slimani (Faber & F...

Jan 31, 2018

Austral by Paul McAuley (Gollancz)

Jan 26, 2018

The White Book by Han Kang, translated b...

Jan 21, 2018

The Fountain in the Forest by Tony White...

Jan 19, 2018

Attrib. and other stories by Eley Willia...

Jan 16, 2018

What It Means When A Man Falls From The ...

Jan 14, 2018

Darker With The Lights On by David Hayde...

Jan 10, 2018

The Twilight Pariah by Jeffrey Ford (Tor...

Jan 8, 2018

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomo...

Jan 7, 2018

I Hate the Internet by Jarett Kobek

Jan 4, 2018

Conversations with Friends by Sally Roon...

Jan 2, 2018

My Top Books for 2017

Jan 1, 2018

Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile by Ade...

Dec 31, 2017

The Long Drop by Denise Mina

Dec 29, 2017

This Is Memorial Device by David Keenan

Dec 27, 2017

The Haunting of Henry Twist by Rebecca F...

Dec 22, 2017

The Clocks in This House All Tell Differ...

Dec 20, 2017

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by G...

Dec 15, 2017

Montpelier Parade by Karl Geary

Dec 14, 2017

Under A Pole Star by Stef Penney

Dec 12, 2017

Winter by Ali Smith

Dec 9, 2017

A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge

Dec 3, 2017

A Line Made By Walking by Sara Baume

Nov 28, 2017

The King Is Always Above The People by D...

Nov 21, 2017

Phone by Will Self

Nov 18, 2017

Playing Possum by Kevin Davey

Nov 7, 2017

Dark At The Crossing by Elliot Ackerman

Nov 5, 2017

Her Body And Other Parties by Carmen Mar...

Nov 4, 2017

A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson ...

Oct 29, 2017

Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

Oct 28, 2017

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Books Read: Joyland by Stephen King

by Mondyboy | Mar 27, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

Joyland is King’s second Hard Case Crime novel. His first crack at the imprint, The Colorado Kid,...

Books Read: Infinity Gate by M.R. Carey

by Mondyboy | Mar 25, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

This core genre novel received all the love back in 2023. But that’s been the trend with Carey’s...

Books Read: Colourfields: Writing About Writing About Science Fiction

by Mondyboy | Mar 22, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

I went over the word limit with my review for Locus. Clocked over 1,000 words (where the limit is...

Book’s Read: Terrestrial History by Joe Mungo Reed

by Mondyboy | Mar 14, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

Reviewing this novel for Locus, I make a big fuss about how every book I read features an analogue...

Books Read: Sleeper Beach by Nick Harkaway

by Mondyboy | Mar 11, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

Everything I wanted to say about this novel is in my review for Locus, which will come out in the...

Books Read: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

by Mondyboy | Mar 2, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

You’d be surprised by how much I haven’t read; I have gaping holes even in the genres I’m intimate...

Books Read: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

by Mondyboy | Feb 6, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

I made three reading resolutions this year. The first was to read more core-genre novels (see my...

Books Read: The Heart in Winter by Kevin Barry

by Mondyboy | Feb 4, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

As far as I’m concerned, Kevin Barry can write whatever the fuck he likes.* His last two...

Books Read: Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte

by Mondyboy | Feb 2, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

Every person and their canine has opined about this collection—not just the critics but seemingly...

Books Read: The Mercy of the Gods by James S.A.Corey

by Mondyboy | Feb 1, 2025 | Book Reviews | 0

This year, I‘m making an effort to read more “core” genre novels, i.e., speculative works...