Welcome to the TENTH Annual Skinny! Hello to all 4 of my readers! It is time to take a look at 2020, henceforth known as
Category: Tsundoku
積ん読 (Tsundoku) is a Japanese term for piles of unread books. In my younger and more vulnerable years I was able to read 2-3 books , or one GRRM, a week. Now, they pile up around my home, even in my kindle, and threaten to smother me. Rather than allow myself to be entombed I will knock down 1 every two weeks, or quicker, and give my thoughts on it. I recently joined the Book of the Month club so there will be plenty to review.
Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
Kate is a mother, of son Christopher, who is fleeing an abusive relationship. She finds herself in a small town in Pennsylvania where they start
The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
In 1982, Viv Delaney ran away from home to start a new life. She ended up in Fell, New York. She got a job
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Morena-Garcia
Gods of Jade and Shadow is a fun read, delving into Mayan Myth against the backdrop of the Jazz Age. I was unfamiliar with
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
In 2012, I picked up a copy of “The Night Circus”, a fantasy novel written by a fellow Massachusetts resident, Erin Morgenstern, who is
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Strongly recommended by my old friend Aubrey, this is the story of several generations of the Stephanides family. Our main character is Cal/Calliope, a young
The Skinny from the Fatty 