kjoannerixonOct 18, 20211 minThe ConductorsRoad trip. Quick review: The Conductors is detailed, plausible, abolitionist, exciting A murder mystery that won't make you feel sad...
kjoannerixonOct 18, 20211 minNo Gods, No MonstersRoad trip. Quick 4(ish) word review: profound, mind-bending, anarchist, spooky An alternate universe of what-ifs informed by a...
kjoannerixonSep 10, 20212 minRose DaughterAh, so many people think this is McKinley's worst book--and maybe it has less mass appeal than, say, SUNSHINE, or THE BLUE SWORD--but...
kjoannerixonSep 6, 20212 minTo Kill a MockingbirdUnlike a huge percentage of Americans my age, I never read this book in school. I read widely outside of school, of course, including in...
kjoannerixonAug 29, 20212 minDeaf RepublicI found DEAF REPUBLIC utterly fascinating. I've been somewhat familiar with Kaminsky for a while--his poems often appear on poetry...
kjoannerixonAug 24, 20211 minPtolemy's GateThis series is amazing! It's very very difficult to pull off the kind of redemption arc Stroud writes here, but he does it, and he does...