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Ever gotten lost in a book? Or on your bicycle? Or both at once, by …
Just as with every other installment in this anthology, 5 stars all around. Absolutely loved this book.
It’s thirty years from now. We’re making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But …
Doctorow does a really good job of building out the world and the society that the main characters live in. This book still fell prey to the one complaint that I have with Doctorow's fictional writing, which is that all of the main characters (regardless of age/gender/etc) seem to speak with his voice. An example of this would be an adolescent teenage boy calling a teenage girl "a good egg". I have trouble seeing a young person actually talking like that.
However, even with that minor nagging complaint, this was a great book!
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one …
I can understand why this is one of the most popular fantasy series in the world.
On a mysterious green planet regenerated by fire, vibrant communities live in harmony with both …
I like the Black Dawn series, and this book only reinforced my appreciation. It wasn't perfect, but the world building was amazing. Highly recommended for people looking for an anarchist-flavored sci-fi novella.
When Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New …
This book should honestly be required reading for any school students that read Huck Finn. A bit dark at times due to the brutal nature of slavery, but this is one of my favorite books of the past few years.
'I don't ever remember not being serious. As far as I'm concerned, I came out …
I'd heard that this particular book was darker than the Heartstopper books, but I didn't actually realize that it would be such a different vibe. The whole angsty-depressed teenager theme didn't necessarily land with me, and I don't think that's a reflection on the book itself as it was a rather poor decision on my part to read this particular book at this particular time.
It was really cool to get some insight into Charlie Spring's sister's life, but this book just didn't fully click with me.
From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, …
I loved this graphic novel. The illustrations are so good and the story is unbelievably beautiful!
A unique journey around the UK's National Cycle Network and one journalist's quest to investigate …
I absolutely love these lifestyle books that are somewhat of a memoir but also serve as a commercial for bike commuting/touring!
Listened to this as part of the It Could Happen Here podcast book club. Loved it.
A soul-searching personal account of a young man’s 1,700-kilometre kayak journey from Victoria, BC, to …
Seems like a lovely read about the region where I live
It’s thirty years from now. We’re making progress, mitigating climate change, slowly but surely. But …
Cory Doctorow novels are my guilty pleasure
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one …
I've owned this book for almost a decade, and I've finally started reading it (for the fourth time).
Carly Butler was a lively, imaginative child being raised by her strong and independent mom, …
Next up on the Fraser Valley Public Library's Pride Book Club list is one by an indigiqueer friend of one of our members!