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Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett | Bookdwarf
A fantastic debut, that strides the line between adult and YA fiction, Rabbit Cake tells the story of 12-year-old Elvis Babbit, whose mother recently drowned while sleepwalking. Elvis loves facts and studies phenomena almost obsessively, yet when her school counselor convinces her she needs 18 months to properly grieve, she finds out all kinds of…
Food Post: Beef Carbonnade | Bookdwarf
If I haven't mentioned, Mr. Bookdwarf and I bought a house last year that needed to be completely gutted. We finally unpacked most of our cookbooks a few weeks back and start cooking, but now is the time to finish the kitchen, so we have no kitchen sink for a while! Before that, however, we did cook a…
From Mr. Bookdwarf: Two by M. J. Carter – The Strangler Vine and The Infidel Stain | Bookdwarf
I like a lot of historical novels but for a lot of them I have a similar objection: The narrator or protagonist has anachronistically modern views. This, of course, makes it easier to identify with and easier to enjoy, but it’s sort of a cop-out. For example, the otherwise excellent Imogen Robertson runs into this…
Books I Loved in 2017 | Bookdwarf
I thought I'd mention some of the amazing books I read last year. Some I read in 2017 but will be out in 2018, One of best novels I read coming in just one week is Chloe Benjamin's The Immortalists. She'll be at Harvard Book Store on 1/23. I won't shut up about Danielle Lazarin's…
Food Post: Cookbook Challenge | Bookdwarf
We started unpacking cookbooks that had been in storage for over a year in our new house. I forgot how many I have! Mr. Bookdwarf and I decided to make a recipe from each cookbook, as a way to try new recipes and to test that they're worthy of keeping. Last night, we cooked this…
Mr. Bookdwarf Reviews: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman | Bookdwarf
The Invisible Library had me at "interdimensional secret agent librarian" but it turns out to also be a charmingly-written novel with a wry awareness of literary tropes and their permutations. Published last year in the UK, this is a book The Guardian noted as some of its favorite science fiction, saying "it’s a breath of fresh air…
I’m Back! | Bookdwarf
A few weeks back, some asshole broke into the server hosting this here blog and it got deleted almost entirely. Fuck. Luckily the server had back up and I've managed to put it mostly back together including over ten years of reading lists. In having to put the humpy dumpty back together, I realize how…
Welcome 2018 – Musings on Reading & Writing | Bookdwarf
I haven't disappeared I promise! I still read a ton (even when brushing my teeth) but found myself feeling less excited writing review after review. But after a year or more off, I'm going to start back up again. Some things might be short, some might be long. And I won't pressure myself to write…
From Mr. Bookdwarf: The Widow by Fiona Barton | Bookdwarf
The exonerated suspect in a notorious kidnapping case is suddenly dead. Journalists and police descend upon Joanie, his widow, to try to get her to share the real story behind what went on when 2-year-old Bella disappeared. Fiona Barton's The Widow is hard enough to put down that I missed my stop while reading it on the train. The…
Book Review: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse | Bookdwarf
Those who love speculative fiction and are looking for something new and well-written, should run to get a copy of Rebecca Roanhorse's Trail of Lightning. In her debut novel, most of the world has drowned beneath the sudden rising waters of climate apocalypse, and Dinétah (the Navajo Nation) has arisen. A magical wall has been built…