Tag: Goodreads

The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton My rating: 3 of 5 stars I borrowed the ebook from the Toronto Public Library, and it’s, um, an interesting book. It has a ton of images in it, which in a regular kind of ebook as this was, are displayed strangely sometimes — image on one…

A Nation Worth Ranting About by Rick Mercer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Many of the rants were familiar to me, so I must admit I skimmed through those, but the Maclean’s articles were not, and some of the rants I just didn’t remember. I could hear Mercer ranting in my head as I…

Last Stop Sunnyside by Pat Capponi My rating: 2 of 5 stars When I began reading Last Stop Sunnyside, I was drawn in by the location (Parkdale in Toronto, my city) and the characters. The mystery sounded interesting too. But then, I’m not sure what happened, but as I read on, my interest waned till…

Winter Study by Nevada Barr My rating: 3 of 5 stars It was a bit humourless to start with, which made it feel slow. Maybe the tone was right for the setting and what was going on, but I felt too oppressed by it. There was also a few preachy bits I skipped right over.…

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories by Agatha Christie My rating: 3 of 5 stars I haven’t read Christie’s early works before, and it was interesting watching her development as a writer through reading this series of her short stories. Her writing here was very much in the style of the 1920s and was…

Fever Dream by Douglas Preston My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was not my usual kind of read in that I prefer to start mystery series from the beginning. But I saw this, liked the plot description, and borrowed the ebook from the library. It had good characterizations and action — both dramatic and…