Last year, TNT premiered the mini-series The Alienist, based on Caleb Carr’s novel of the same name (here’s my review of the book). I binged it over the summer, but thought I'd do an analysis/comparison to see which is better! I’ll ramble, then I’ll score both versions. The categories I’ve chosen are: plot, characters, setting …
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Top 10 Books I Read in 2018
It's the end of the year, which always seems to be a time for looking back and looking forward. So I thought I'd reflect on what I read this year. I've been trying to read more nonfiction lately, as well as delve into books I might not usually pick up. I did manage both those …
Book Review | The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (ARC)
I first read The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton in June 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. (I got an advance reader's copy of this, as when I read it, it had not been released in the US …
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Book Review | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
I first read The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie in March 2018, and this review was originally posted on my Goodreads account then. Some minor edits have been made to this review. Agatha Christie, you brilliant storyteller, you. The moment I finished this book, I wanted to start over and read it again. …
Book Review | Murder on the Orient Express
I first read Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express in February 2018. My review was originally posted then on Goodreads, but has since been edited slightly for posting here. Agatha Christie is always amazing, and this doesn't disappoint. Murder on the Orient Express is as much a brain teaser as it is a murder …
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