2026.Book11 - Essays (Shawn)

 Very good. Thought provoking. Mark Strand, Wallace Stevens 

2026.Book10 - Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Boo)

 Very good, real life, gritty.

2026.Book9 - Skyward Inn (Whiteley)

 Very good sf. Godheadsilo reference?

2026.Book8 - How to Do Nothing (Odell)

 Very good, inspirational.

2026.Book7 - Blood of Tyrants (Novik)

 Good plots, doesn't seem like it's near the end of the series.

2026.Book6 - Crucible of Gold (Novik)

 Another solid entry, good amount of humour in this one

2026.Book5 - Tongues of Serpents (Novik)

 A bit slow in the middle, but a big finish.

2026.Book4 - Victory of Eagles (Novik)

 Another solid temeraire novel

2026.Book3 - The Turn of the Screw (Miller)

 Pretty good. Kept waiting for something to happen, but maybe nothing is the point?

2026.Book2 - The Other End of the Line (Camilleri)

 Better than average montalbano 

2026.Book1 - Mr P.C. (Palmer)

 Interesting biography. Reads like a thesis, comments on every tune not all useful.

2025.Book45 - Empire of Ivory (Novik)

 Back on the basement bike, so I picked this up again. Very good as usual. Interested to see where the next story goes, cliffhanger-wise.

2025.Book44 - In God We Trust (Shepherd)

 Memoir of an American small town boy. Has a tall tales vibe. Casual slurs don't age well but that was the time.

2025.Book43 - The Shadow of What Was Lost (Islington)

 Door stopper epic fantasy. So much plot. Too much of everything but enjoyable page to page

2025.Book42 - The Incandescent (Tesh)

School novel about teachers. Social-class-aware. A lot of telling, not enough showing. Plot gives a great opportunity to explore self-delusion that author didn't take.

2025.Book41 - Katabasis (Kuang)

Enjoyable and good characters.

2025.Book40 - The Game (Dryden)

 Very good. Somewhat melancholy, not triumphant. Insightful.

2025.Book39 - The Shattering Peace (Scalzi)

 Very good. Entertaining, enjoyable characters.

2025.Book38 - Housekeeping (Robinson)

 Excellent. The plot happens so fast you can miss it, but the book's about reactions and observations.

2025.Book37 - Stormy Weather (Hiaasen)

 Fairly entertaining: a bit "one thing after another"