“Trickster Drift” by Eden Robinson

 Volume 2 of the TrIckster trilogy is an interesting read but it takes awhile to get going. The author seems to glory in writing about the mundane... drinking coffee, cooking stuff, etc etc. And there is quite a bit of unhappiness as well as love.

“All Tomorrow’s Parties” by William Gibson

 The writing style, with chapters that were mostly 2-3 pages long, was very choppy so it took me a long time to finish this book. As usual, with Gibson, the original ideas made it worth the read. I particularly liked the image of all those people living on the disabled Sean Francisco bridge.

“The Tokyo Zodiac Murders” by Soji Shimada

 I enjoyed reading this translated murder mystery by a very famous Japanese crime writer. But I won’t seek out any more books by him. His focus is on solving the puzzle of a crime, whereas I’m more interested in psychology and care very little about the clues.

“Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

 I quite enjoyed this book. The Mexican setting and the fungal explanation made it a different take on the traditional gothic novel. And who knew that being a socialite provided survival skills? I read through the night compelled to finish this book. It’s a long time since I’ve had the joyful pleasure of being that interested in an outcome.

“Son of a Trickster” by Eden Robinson

For the most part, I found this YA book to be difficult to get through. The writing style was very choppy and the book teetered from one unpleasant incident to another. I also thought the magical aspect was a bit too diffuse and abstract. Nevertheless, to my surprise, I’m interested enough to want to read the other books in this trilogy.

“Anne of Ingleside” by Lucy Maud Montgomery

What a disgusting sexist saccharine book. Dogs are for the boys, and the role of daughters is to be brides. My least favourite of Montgomery’s books so far.

“Anne’s House of Dreams” by Lucy Maud Montgomery

This was just the unrealistically pleasant book that is required during a pandemic.