Category: Weekly Reads
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Monthly Reading Roundup: May 2026
Between some unexpected duds and a vacation on which I didn’t get a lot of reading done, May was probably my weakest reading month in the past few years. But there were still some notable reads along the way. Here are some of the highlights, and one notable low-light. Nine Eight Raves Son of Nobody,…
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Monthly Reading Roundup: April 2026
April ended up being a pretty good reading month for me, even with a few misses along the way. Here are some of the highlights, and one notable low-light. Nine Raves The Gospel according to Lazarus (aka The Lost Gospel of Lazarus), by Richard Zimler (2019) [RE-READ] Premise: After his being raised from the dead…
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Monthly Reading Roundup: March 2026
March was a decent reading month, but I struggled to find books that really captivated me. I finished a lot of great books, but also didn’t make it past page 15 of a lot too. Nine Raves Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont, by Elizabeth Taylor (1971) Premise: An aging woman moves into a London hotel…
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Monthly Reading Roundup: February 2026
I realized last month that doing a full recap of all my reading was going to be too onerous to be sustainable, so this month I’m introducing a new format, Nine Raves and One Pan, with an additional spot highlighting a piece of Notable Nonfiction. Nine Raves Searching for Terry Punchout, by Tyler Hellard (2018…
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Monthly Reading Roundup
January was an interesting month in my reading life. Overall it was been successful, with a lot of 4.5- or 5-star reads, but not much has really stood out to me so far. The book for which I had the highest hopes, David James Duncan’s Sun House (2023), proved to be far too long, repetitive,…
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, July 8, 2023
Spotlight: Solomon’s Crown || Weekly Roundup: A Drop of the Sea, Catching Fire, Murther and Walking Spirits, Gone-Away Lake, All the Right Notes, Tentacles & Triathlons, Murder at the Mena House
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, July 1, 2023
Spotlight: Uranians || Weekly Roundup: The Lyre of Orpheus, The Hunger Games, The True Love Experiment, A Fatal Grace, The Stone Angel, Fake Dates and Mooncakes, The Heart of Darkness
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, June 24, 2023
Spotlight: The Endless Vessel || Weekly Roundup: Mrs Caliban, The Swifts, The Postcard, Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style, Rayne and Deliliah’s Midnite Matinee, One Italian Summer
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, June 17, 2023
Spotlight: Only This Beautiful Moment || Weekly Roundup: Brighton Rock, Flamer, B-Boy Blues, Thrown Off the Ice, Funeral Songs for Dying Girls, The Gay Best Friend, Mouth to Mouth
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Matt’s Weekly Reads, June 10, 2023
Spotlight: Moon Tiger || Weekly Roundup: The Celebrants, What’s Bred in the Bone, The Camino Club, Yours Truly, Barney’s Version, Throwing Hearts, Greek Lessons
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