Glory of Kings

A Severe Mercy How to even begin? This ought to be required, read and re-read at a young and impressionable age: let it leave an indelible...

The Martian by Andy Weir My rating: 3 of 5 stars Well that's the second most startling opening line I've ever read, only surpasse...

Selected Works by Alexander Pope My rating: 5 of 5 stars Pope's Essay On Man is in my opinion one of the best (and most criticized) ...

​ Williston.  A small town suffocating under the weight of the greatest boom in American history and it’s torn between burning the witches ...

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft My rating: 2 of 5 stars I'm beginning to realize that if I keep track of which people ...

American Sniper by Chris Kyle My rating: 4 of 5 stars Ghost-written books are always a bit awkward. The writer tries to create structure...

Mortality by Christopher Hitchens My rating: 5 of 5 stars First off, this is a quick read. Very quick. Secondly, this is the best nonfi...

Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life by Douglas Wilson My rating: 5 of 5 stars "Taking care of your preschoolers or being deplo...

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway My rating: 4 of 5 stars How have I just given Williams three stars and Hemingway four? More impor...

The Place of the Lion by Charles Williams My rating: 3 of 5 stars When first I encountered Charles Williams, I sat stunned at his feet as...

He was a boy who played the games, and she was a girl who watched. He had shaggy hair that looked weird on him, and he tucked his t-shirt in...

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Dare I even speak such heresy? Watch the movie, don't read the book. Qualification: i...

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt My rating: 3 of 5 stars “When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. I...

Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson My rating: 1 of 5 stars It has been rumored among the more unfeeling of my "friends" that...

Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie My rating: 4 of 5 stars My first introduction to Poirot via the written word, and I can't ge...

Mort by Terry Pratchett My rating: 4 of 5 stars Two things to note. First, I'm sorry Terry, I've resisted you too long. Second,...

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 3 of 5 stars Gladwell, par for his course, remains preeminently readable a...

The Broker by John Grisham My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is probably my favourite of Grisham's books, despite a smattering of sentimen...

Arguably: Selected Essays by Christopher Hitchens My rating: 5 of 5 stars The late Christopher Hitchens shared one tremendous skill with ...

May the Mennonites forgive me. And the Pierces. And Becca in an odd month. I am to be found in 1 Corinthians 11:1-16: the head-covering pa...