Sometimes listening to an author's interview at the right time can you make read their novel. This interview on the Guardian Books podcast made me want to read Exit West by Moshin Hamid. He spoke about hopefulness towards immigration and how we are all migrants. I...
The Value of a Reading List
by MHill | Jan 30, 2018 | Marion's Reading Life Blog
I was not a fan of a reading list until a few years ago. I will admit with Goodreads coming on the book reading scene has helped in letting me see the need of a reading list. Since 2015, I have kept a reading list, and it has made a better reader. My reading list has...
Book Review 126: The Resurrection of Frederic DeBreu by Alex Marsh
by MHill | Jan 29, 2018 | 2018 Book Reviews
I want to stretch my reading horizons for 2018. I believe for each year of reading you should add something different to your reading life. This year, I have decided to read more fiction from around the world. First up in this reading endeavor is The Resurrection of...
Book Review 125: Estate Planning for Authors by M.L. Buchman
by MHill | Jan 20, 2018 | 2018 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
Estate Planning is a topic that many people dislike to talk (or even think) about. That includes the writer of this blog post. However, Estate Planning is an essential element for personal finances and especially for creative types (like yours truly). I recently...
Book Review 124: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
by MHill | Jan 13, 2018 | 2018 Book Reviews
Nnedi Okorafor has been an author on my radar for quite some time. I had seen her books mentioned on the internet and in used bookstores over the past year. I will admit I was reluctant to read one of her novels...until now. Actually, Binti is a novella chronicling...
Book Review 123: South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
by MHill | Jan 12, 2018 | 2018 Book Reviews, Haruki Murakami, Marion's Favorite Books
Is it possible to recapture a childhood love as an adult? Haruki Murakami attempted to answer the question in South of the Border, West of the Sun. I made this novel my first review of 2018. I wanted to read something more introspective and intimate to start off my...
Do You Re-Read?
by MHill | Jan 6, 2018 | Marion's Reading Life Blog
I have a question. Do you re-read? I will admit that I do not re-read much. The last book I re-read was Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. I did gain a lot of insight re-reading that powerful novel the second time around. I would like to think as a reader that I...
Wisdom From Kammbia 4.9: My Favorite Reads of 2017
by MHill | Jan 1, 2018 | Marion's Favorite Books, Wisdom From Kammbia Column
Another year has come and gone and I’ve read and reviewed 22 books for 2017. I had a good year reading and looking forward to a better reading year in 2018. Here’s my favorites in 2017: (click on the title to read that book’s review) A Man Called Ove by...
Book Review 122: Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
by MHill | Dec 31, 2017 | 2017 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
A standalone epic fantasy novel is a rare thing in publishing these days. (I do know that Sanderson wrote a novella in the same world but it is not connected to Elantris). Reading Elantris by Brandon Sanderson and not having to wonder what will happen in Book 2 is a...
Book Review 121: The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
by MHill | Nov 24, 2017 | 2017 Book Reviews, Marion's Favorite Books
I have become a Louise Penny fan! I wanted to make that statement clear from the opening sentence of this review. The Beautiful Mystery is the third Louise Penny novel I've read in 2017. Starting with The Long Way Home and A Trick of the Light, the Inspector Gamache...