Book Reviews

I have read so many books I can’t remember all of them, but this is an attempt to keep a list of those I have read since starting this blog…

2022

  • That’s What She Said – Kimothy Joy
  • Who Speaks for Wolf – Paula Underwood
  • The Plague Cycle – Charles Kenny
  • Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians – Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson
  • The Secret History of Home Economics – Danielle Dreilinger
  • Legends & Lattes – Travis Baldree
  • A Prayer for the Crown-Shy – Becky Chambers
  • Cibola Burn – James S.A. Corey
  • Playing with Myself – Randy Rainbow
  • The Burning God – R.F. Kuang
  • The Original – Brandon Sanderson
  • The Russian Affair – David Walsh
  • The Dressmakers of Auschwitz – Lucy Adlington
  • The Ministry for the Future – Kim Stanley Robinson

2021

2020

  • Foamsmith: How to Create Foam Armor Costumes – Bill Doran
  • The No Brainer Wardrobe – Hayley E. Morgan
  • Steampunk Cosplay Fashion Design Illustration – Samantha Crossland
  • The Book of Cosplay Sewing – Svetlana Quindt
  • A Very Scalzi Christmas – John Scalzi
  • What Would Jane Do? – Potter Style
  • Heart and Brain: An Awkward Yeti Collection – Nick Seluk
  • This Is How You Lose the Time War – Amal El-Mohtar
  • Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation – Anne Helen Petersen
  • Elysium – Jennifer Marie Brissett
  • Fashion Embroidery – Jessica Pile
  • Axiom’s End – Lindsay Ellis
  • Tempests and Slaughter – Tamora Pierce
  • Organizing Solutions for Every Quilter – Carolyn Woods
  • That’s My Color – Jennifer Thoden
  • The Light Brigade – Kameron Hurley
  • Gideon the Ninth – Tamsyn Muir
  • In the Company of Others – Julie E. Czerneda
  • Good Omens – Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
  • Sword of the Altaii – Robert Jordan

2019

  • The Magician’s Land – Lev Grossman
  • Dr. Second – Adam Hargreaves
  • Among Others – Jo Walton
  • The Starless Sea – Erin Morgenstern
  • Stylish Guide to Classic Sewing – Sarah Gunn
  • Hogfather – Terry Pratchett
  • Death by Meeting – Patrick Lencioni
  • The Snow Queen – Joan D. Vinge
  • Proving Einstein Right – S. James Gates Jr.
  • Seven Blades in Black – Sam Sykes
  • White Sand Volume 3 – Brandon Sanderson
  • Looking Good… Everyday – Nancy Nix-Rice
  • The Conscious Closet – Elizabeth L. Kline
  • The Dragon Republic – R.F. Kuang
  • The Vital Abyss
  • Abaddon’s Gate – James S.A. Corey
  • Trail of Lightning – Rebecca Roanhorse
  • The Poppy War – R.F. Kuang
  • Vessel – Lisa A. Nichols
  • The Martian Chronicles – Ray Bradbury
  • Theft of Swords – Michael J. Sullivan
  • The Woman Who Smashed Codes – Jason Fagone
  • Skyward – Brandon Sanderson
  • Head On – John Scalzi
  • All These Worlds – Dennis E. Taylor
  • For We Are Many – Dennis E. Taylor
  • Metamorphosis – David Kibbe
  • Space Opera – Catherynne M. Valente
  • So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo
  • Calculating Stars – Mary Robinette Kowal
  • Clothing Construction and Wardrobe Planning – Dora S. Lewis
  • Gods of Risk – James S.A. Corey
  • Ninefox Gambit – Yoon Ha Lee

2018

  • His Majesty’s Dragon
  • The Magician King – Lev Grossman
  • Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr – John Crowley
  • Record of a Spaceborn Few – Becky Chambers
  • Caliban’s War – James S.A. Corey
  • Zeroes – Check Wendig
  • The Butcher of Anderson Station – James S.A. Corey
  • Lovecraft Country – Matt Ruff
  • The Churn – James S.A. Corey
  • Leviathan Wakes – James S.A. Corey
  • Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars – Richard K. Bernstein
  • Slan – A.E. van Vogt
  • Jade City – Fonda Lee
  • Sewing Your Dream Wardrobe – Athina Kakou
  • Sew… The Garment-Making Book Of Knowledge – Barbara Emodi
  • Oathbringer – Brandon Sanderson
  • New York 2140 – Kim Stanley Robinson
  • Mortal Engines – Philip Reeve
  • Circe – Madeline Miller
  • Night’s Master – Tanith Lee
  • Reamde – Neal Stephenson
  • 168 Hours: You Have More Time Thank You Think – Laura Vanderkam
  • Soulless – Gail Carriger
  • We Are Legion (We Are Bob) – Dennis E. Taylor
  • Hyperion – Dan Simmons
  • White Sand Vol. 2 – Brandon Sanderson
  • An Unknidness of Ghosts – Rivers Solomon
  • The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women – Kate Moore
  • A Wrinkle in Time – Madeline L’Engle
  • Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
  • Atomic Robo and the Fightin’ Scientists of Tesladyne – Brian Clevinger
  • Lumberjanes Vol. 1 – Noelle Stevenson
  • Daisy Kutter: The Last Train – Kazu Kibuishi
  • Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump Whitehouse – Michael Wolff

2017

  • Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Advice to Future Generations – John P. Avalon
  • Snapshot – Brandon Sanderson
  • On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century – Timothy Snyder
  • California Bones – Greg Van Eekhout
  • Edgedancer – Brandon Sanderson
  • Doomsday Book – Connie Willis
  • Wool Omnibus – Hugh Howey
  • Lock In – John Scalzi
  • The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter – Theodora Goss
  • Heliconia Spring – Brian W. Aldiss
  • The Android’s Dream – John Scalzi
  • We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe – Jorge Cham
  • The Life Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story – Marie Kondo
  • Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion – Elizabeth L. Cline
  • Get Your Sh*t Together: How to Stop Worrying About What You Should Do So You Can Finish What You Need to Do and Start Doing What You Want to Do – Sarah Knight
  • The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don’t Have with People You Don’t Like Doing Things You Don’t Want to Do – Sarah Knight
  • The Hum and the Shiver – Alex Bledsoe
  • A Closed and Common Orbit – Becky Chambers
  • A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet – Becky Chambers
  • Death’s End – Cixin Liu
  • Wired to Eat: How to Rewire Your Appetite and Lose Weight for Good – Robb Wolf
  • The Burning Page – Genevieve Cogman
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn – Mark Twain
  • The Curated Closet: A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe – Anuschka Rees
  • The Masked City – Genevieve Cogman
  • The Invisible Library – Genevieve Cogman
  • The Dark Forest – Cixin Liu
  • Kim & Kim #1 – Magdalene Visaggio
  • Death by Food Pyramid – Denise Minger
  • Gateway – Frederick Pohl
  • The Three-Body Problem – Cixin Liu

2016

  • Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up – Marie Kondo
  • The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing – Marie Kondo
  • The Rook – Daniel O’Malley
  • How to Get Dressed: A Costumer’s Secrets for Making Your Clothing Look, Fit, and Feel Amazing – Alison Freer
  • Alcatraz #5: The Dark Talent – Brandon Sanderson
  • Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits – David Wong
  • The Golem and the Jinni – Helene Wecker
  • Dog Sees God – Bert V. Royal
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. The World – Bryan Lee O’Malley
  • Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life – Bryan Lee O’Malley
  • Sewing with Leather and Suede: A Home Sewer’s Guide – Sandy Scrivano
  • Luke Skywalker Can’t Read And Other Geeky Truths – Ryan Britt
  • The Water Knife – Paolo Bacigalupi
  • Aurora – Kim Stanley Robinson
  • The Time Traders – Andre Norton
  • White Sand – Brandon Sanderson, Rik Hoskin, and Julius M. Gopez
  • Into Thin Air – Jon Krakauer (Re-read)
  • The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon – David Grann
  • Updraft – Fran Wilde
  • Calamity – Brandon Sanderson
  • Mistborn 3.5: Secret History – Brandon Sanderson
  • The Bands of Mourning – Brandon Sanderson
  • A Darker Shade of Magic – V. E. Schwab
  • Our Town – Thronton Wilder
  • All the Birds in the Sky – Charlie Jane Anders
  • The Woman Warrior – Maxine Hong Kingston
  • Bless Me Ultima – Rudolfo Anaya
  • Radiance – Catherynne M. Valente

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