Thousand Years of Dreams Day 32: Samii the Storyteller
We’re now down to the final two dream-memories on what has been the 33-day marathon. This penultimate entry is called “Samii the Storyteller” and this one makes a strong statement about what...
View ArticleThousand Years of Dreams Day 33: An Old Soldier’s Legacy
Well, we’ve finally reached the end of the 33-day marathon which saw 32 dream-memories penned by renowned Japanese author Shigematsu Kiyoshi for the rpg title Lost Odyssey. For Day 33 (despite what the...
View ArticleLisa Marie’s Ten Favorite Novels of 2012
Continuing my series on the best of 2012, I now present my 10 favorite novels of the previous year. For a lot of reasons, I didn’t get to read quite as much as I wanted to over the past year. My New...
View Article2014 in Review: Lisa’s 20 Favorite Novels of 2014
Continuing our look back at the previous year, here are my 20 favorite novels of 2014! And yes, you should read every single one of them! The Vacationers by Emma Straub The Fever by Megan Abbott In...
View Article2015 In Review: Lisa’s 20 Favorite Novels of 2015!
Right now, I’m in the process of taking a look back at some of my favorite things from the previous year. Yesterday, I posted my 10 favorite non-fiction books of 2015. Today, I post my 20 favorite...
View Article2016 in Review: Lisa Marie’s 20 Favorite Novels of 2016
Right now, I’m in the process of taking a look back at some of my favorite things from the previous year. Yesterday, I posted a list of my favorite non-fiction books of 2016. Today, I post my 20...
View Article2017 In Review: Lisa Marie’s 12 Favorite Novels of 2017!
I wish I had read more in 2017. I really dropped the ball last year but I’m going to make up for it this year! With all that in mind, here are my 12 favorite novels of 2017! The Alice Network by Kate...
View ArticleBook Review: Night of the Ripper by Robert Bloch
As you might guess from the title, Night of the Ripper is set in London in 1888. A shadowy figure is haunting the foggy alleyways of Whitechapel, savagely murdering prostitutes, terrifying the public,...
View Article2018 In Review: Lisa’s Top 10 Novels
Okay, I’ve had dinner and now I’m ready to get back to sharing my picks for the best of 2018! We’ve now come to my 10 favorite novels of 2018. I hate to say it but I didn’t read as many new novels as...
View ArticleBook Review: The KGB Candidate by Owen Sela
Two weeks ago, I returned to my project of going through all of the paperbacks that I inherited from my aunt and I read The KGB Candidate. (My aunt, by the way, is fine. She just moved to a new place...
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