EAT It Ring in the Dead, J.A. Jance (2013) This novella is terrible. I honestly don't understand why the author, J.A. Jance, is popular and successful. Perhaps her long-form fiction is much better and these short serialized novellas just aren't her bag. I have no idea. Speaking of having no idea, you likely … [Read more...]
Book Review: Turning the Tables
Merda Pura Turning the Tables, Teresa Giudice The pandemic has been wild. We've all done things we never thought we'd do... going a week without a shower, eating ice cream for breakfast, learning what Minecraft actually is... and reading a prison memoir from a "Real Housewife of New Jersey." Or her ghostwriter. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Old Newgate Road
Old, New, and the Gate Between the Two Old Newgate Road, Keith Scribner My list of "Connecticut Books" is a late edition to the CTMQ pantheon. It's one of those lists that will never be completed in any meaningful way - both because I'm not immortal and because I'll never know of all the books that could or should … [Read more...]
Book Review: Ferryboat
It Goes Both Ways Ferryboat, Betsy & Giulio Maestro Look, man, leave me alone. I'm just a grown man over here reviewing books written for three-year-olds. You got a problem with that? I was made aware of Ferryboat by a CTMQ reader who often helps me fill out lists that can never be completely filled out. … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Invisible Island
The Good Old Days The Invisible Island, Dean Marshall This book is a joy. Written in 1948, The Great Depression and WWII were behind us and the Cold War had yet to really get going, these were the halcyon days for (wealthy, white) Americans. The world was a safe place and children were allowed to venture … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut 169 Club
In Da Club Connecticut 169 Club Your Passport & Guide to Exploring Connecticut, Martin Podskoch Please understand that everything below is a singular review, written by me. And by me, I mean the weirdo who has been compiling and writing about the most comprehensive “passport and guide to exploring Connecticut” for … [Read more...]
Book Review: 25 Ski Tours in Connecticut
Ski-zers 25 Ski Tours in Connecticut: A Trail Guide for the Cross-Country Skier by Stan Wass (1978) 1978 was a heady time. A fitness craze was beginning to sweep the nation. Jazzercize, Aerobics, jogging, coked up all night disco dancing… so it seemed like a good time for “two certified ski touring instructors … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Night Country
Ghosted The Night Country by Stewart O’Nan (2004) West Hartford Library Even if this book was terrible, I'd still kind of love it. Stewart O'Nan has a thing for setting his stories in the very real places that he knows best. I'd previously read Last Night at the Lobster which is set, more or less, at the mall … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut Firsts
But First... Connecticut Firsts, Bill Faude & John Friedland This book is a one-hundred or so page compendium of all the things that first happened, or were invented, in Connecticut. Well, that's not true, as it would be impossible to create a fully comprehensive list of all of those things. There are just too … [Read more...]
Book Review: Traveler’s Guide to Western New England and the CT River Valley
No One Cares About the Gold Coast Anyway Traveler's Guide to Western New England and the CT River Valley Tim Mulligan, 1994 This review completely ignores the non-Connecticut portion of the book. It is absurd to review a travel guide from 1994 for all the obvious reasons. This book was published just before … [Read more...]
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