07
Aug
The Princess Bride
1987 · ★★★★
Watched on Friday August 7, 2026.
Adrian Astur Alvarez
Adrian Astur Alvarez writes literary fiction and poetry concerned with memory, intimacy, and the quiet pressures that shape how people live together. His work often explores identity, displacement, and the moments where private lives come undone.
30
Jul
The Star King (Demon Princes, #1)
Jack Vance · ★★★★
The "Oxen in the Sun" section of Ulysses really threw me off any momentum I may
1 min read
08
Jul
The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky · ★★★★★
Not a huge surprise that I think this a brilliant novel. I'm honestly glad I read
1 min read
07
Jul
Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction
Charles Baxter · ★★★★★
I have now read and re-read some these essays numerous times but I think they still work
29
May
Several Short Sentences About Writing
Verlyn Klinkenborg · ★★★★
Ornery, often contradictory, and written with an air of authority that proves one of his most provocative points:
1 min read
28
May
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf · ★★★★★
There are many, many books I love but this one is my favorite.
Updated review 5.26.26:
1 min read
22
May
Ivy and Bean Take the Case
Annie Barrows · ★★★★
Bean goes noir. Towards the end of the series Barrows negotiated the inevitable maturing of her young characters
1 min read
12
May
The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)
Lynne Reid Banks · ★★★
My son picked this out to read fresh off The Forgotten Door and I suppose it is
1 min read
09
May
Twilight
William Gay · ★★★★
I'm so glad I started my introduction to William Gay with Provinces of Night. Not that
1 min read
06
May
Ivy and Bean Make the Rules
Annie Barrows · ★★★★
Another cheerful entry in the series. This one has Ivy and Bean balancing a familiar yearning to grow