I read so many books in 2021! While some failed to wow me, most ranged from pretty good to amazing. It was honestly a great year for books, in my opinion.
Tag: nonfiction
Book Review: Hype by Gabrielle Bluestone
Hype lets us indulge in guilt-free schadenfreude because most of the victims of Fyre Festival and similar scams don’t suffer any lasting harm.
Book Review: Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
What causes people to leave cities behind? And are they ever truly “lost”?
Book Review: Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses
Part of growing and maturing as a reader and especially as a book reviewer, is learning to understand the difference between writing that you don’t like, and writing that is bad. They’re frequently not the same thing. When I was a young reviewer, I was embarrassingly prone to knee-jerk reactions, labeling media as “good”, “bad”,…
The Best Books I Read in 2020
My reading in 2020 was pretty eclectic. Fiction across numerous genres, academic works on dance, cocktail recipe books, pop sci, and really, whatever else I could get my hands on.