Does living through your "existence period" mean you are truly an independent human being? Richard Ford attempted to answer that question in Independence Day, the second novel in the critically acclaimed Frank Bascombe series. Last year, I reviewed The Sportswriter,...
Book Review 65: The Sportswriter by Richard Ford
The Sportswriter by Richard Ford chronicles an Easter Weekend in the life of Frank Bascombe, a failed novelist turned sportswriter. Ford's breakout third novel grapples with the themes of grief, a failed career, and unhealthy relationships. Bascombe's story is told...
Book Review 58: Discoverability by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
The Indie Publishing movement of the past half-dozen years has changed the course of the publishing industry. Publishing books have become a lot easier thanks to eBooks, Amazon, and other Print-on-Demand (POD) publishers. Would-be-novelists (like myself) that have...
Book Review 54: Stone of Fire by JF Penn
What happens you read a novel that combines an Indiana Jones style of adventure with a well-detailed and chronicled history of early Christianity and mixed with a female protagonist that is a combination of Lara...
Book Review 53: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Sometimes you just know a book is going to be good after reading the first few pages. It is kind of like you know after an interview that you are going to get that job. Or if you are dating someone for the first time and you know that there is potential for a...
Book Review 52: Numb by John W. Otte
What if you are numb to pain and feelings for a good portion of your life? And all of sudden you begin to feel again and are not numb anymore? Those two questions were answered in Numb by John W. Otte. Numb is the story of Crusader, an assassin trained by the...
Book Review 51: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
It has been interesting as a book review blogger to see what books you gravitate towards in posting a review. I have noticed in the couple of years of doing these reviews that you choose some books and some books choose you. That was the scenario for Bel Canto by Ann...
Book Review 50: Why Jesus? by Ravi Zacharias
I must admit I did not think my first review for 2014 would be a non-fiction book. Since I tend to read more fiction than non-fiction and all my reviews reflect that truth. Anyway, there is always a book that jumps out at you and asks to be read and reviewed. Why...
Wisdom of Kammbia 3.32: Favorite Reads of 2013
Another year has come and gone and I've read and reviewed 16 books for the blog in 2013. I had a good year reading and looking forward to a better reading year in 2014. Here’s my favorites in 2013: (click on the title to read that book’s review) 1) Gilead by...
Book Review 49: The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman
One of the things, I have tried to do as a book reviewer for this blog is to read fiction outside of my comfort zone. I believe it's important to stretch your reading experience and grow as a reader in the process. It's too easy to only read in the genre you are...