The Stars My Destination

Casey

I’m baaack! But at least I didn’t have to wait forever while I created an alternate identity so as to find and get close to the ones I hate in an effort to ruin their lives and kill them…

Whoa… sorry about that. Anyhow, this book is considered one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time. But is that what I think? Read on and find out!

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Of Mice and Men

Casey

I’ve always been interested in reading John Steinbeck. In high school I had the option of reading The Grapes of Wrath or Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison. I chose poorly, as the Grail Knight would say. Anyway, I’m wandering through a Maui Friends of the Library bookshop and am browsing through the classics when what to my wandering eyes should appear, but this tiny book. I had no idea this one was so short. And I thought, maybe this would be a good introduction for me to John Steinbeck. But was it, though? Read on and find out…

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Stories of Your Life and Others

Casey

For my first book review of this blog, the last book I completed in 2023, I bring you a short story collection. To be completely honest, I don’t know that I knew this was a short story collection when I put it on my reading list. Not that I have anything against short stories. After all, they’re… well… short. But what did I think about this collection? Am I a fan? How do I rate a book of short stories if there are any I didn’t like? Were there any I didn’t like? Read on and find out!

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