Infinite Books

A blog about my adventures in reading…

Book reviews

  • “The Upstairs Delicatessen” by Dwight Garner

    Dear reader, consider yourself to be warned – while reading “The Upstairs Delicatessen,” you’ll undoubtedly, at some point, head to the kitchen to eat either a slice of cheese or a piece of chocolate or even feel strangely invigorated to make yourself a pasta dish or whip up a favorite cake. This excellent book by

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  • “The Wonderful World of James Herriot” by James Herriot

    I’m a big fan of two British series, “All Creatures Great and Small,” the older one from 1978 and the new, beautiful 2020 remake (with the fourth season coming in January 2024.) Of course, when I saw an audiobook, “The Wonderful World of James Herriot,” a collection of original stories, I immediately wanted to listen

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  • “The Future Future” by Adam Thirlwell

    In Adam Thirlwell’s “The Future Future” we meet Celine, a 19-year-old, wealthy, married girl living in pre-revolution Paris when she finds herself in a problematic situation; someone is distributing pornographic pamphlets with her image, describing her habits and life. The accusations are false, but the series becomes popular, and soon, Celine is on everybody’s lips

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