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Jerome Klapka Jerome: Three Men in a Boat (1994)

Bits of laugh out loud mixed with bits I'd rather skip

This at times is a hilarious book chock full of one liners that I have since added to my vernacular. The chapters on packing their bags and the anecdote about the relative hanging up a picture frame are full of funny moments throughout. Unfortunately there are also several chapters, inconveniently placed right near the center of the book where I often find myself failing to slog through and finish titles, which are so laden with overly flowery prose and obscure bits of English local history that I nearly fell asleep. The book comes round again to end with some gems like the discussion on fishermen's tales late in the story. Overall I would say this book could be pared down in an abridged version and it would be perfection, but in its current form I found it too dull for my taste on multiple occasions to warrant receiving more than …

Liz Cheney: Oath and Honor (2023, Little Brown & Company)

Oath and Honor—Required Reading for Freedom-Loving Americans

Oath and Honor is a captivating retelling of the January 6th, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol by Donald Trump supporters. It contains well documented evidence based research about the events leading up to that fateful day, on the day itself, and in the aftermath and subsequent fallout. Cheney provides compelling evidence in the same vein as that which was relayed during the January 6th Committee to Investigate the Attack on the United States Capitol.

While I disagree wholeheartedly with many of Cheney's political positions, she and the rest of the bipartisan team did an incredible service to our country. Collectively they researched and organized mountains of information, interviewed and obtained testimony from almost exclusively Republican witnesses to avoid any suggestion of partisan lean in their reporting, and delivered concise, but thorough accounts of what actually happened.

No other piece of media I have seen aside from the Committee …

reviewed Hide by Kiersten White

Kiersten White: Hide (Hardcover, 2022, Random House Publishing Group)

The challenge: Spend a week hiding in an abandoned amusement park and don’t get caught. …

A Heavy-Handed Tale of Societal Unfairness and the Vengeance Against It

Content warning Mild thematic spoilers