Items tagged as novels

‘Wool’ by Hugh Howey — Omnibus Edition

Thanks to a recommendation from Sid O’Neill a while back, I found out about a series of sci-fi books by Hugh Howey called Wool. I finally picked up the omnibus edition (which collects books 1-5) over the weekend, and I was hooked from the get-go. Finished it just yesterday, and can’t wait to pick up the next entry in the series. Wool…

‘The Ocean at the End of the Lane’ by Neil Gaiman

This weekend my wife and I each had the pleasure of starting and finishing Neil Gaiman’s popular 2013 novel, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. In stark contrast with his lighthearted children’s book Fortunately the Milk, Ocean is a dark tale that resurfaces in the mind of its protagonist as he recalls a series of disturbing events from his youth.…

‘The Golem and the Jinni’ by Helene Wecker

I’ve had The Golem and the Jinni on my Amazon wish list for a while. Despite all the acclaim for the book I’ve heard and read, it took a potentially* spoiler-ish episode of the Technical Difficulties podcast—wherein they interview the book’s author, Helene Wecker—for me to finally pick up a copy. I’m only about a third of the way in as of…

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