Infinite Books

A blog about my adventures in reading…

Book reviews

  • “What We Can Know” by Ian McEvan

    “What We Can Know” is the new novel by Ian McEwan, and it primarily explores the way we perceive ourselves now, as humanity, in comparison to those who lived before.  The year is 2119, and Thomas Metcalfe, a professor of literature from 1990 to 2030, is obsessed with a singular piece of poetry: a cycle

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  • “The Killing Stones” by Ann Cleeves

    “The Killing Stones” is the new mystery by Ann Cleeves featuring DI Jimmy Perez and his partner Willow Reeve. They moved to Orkney, off the northern coast of Scotland, hoping to have more time and peace of mind to raise their son, James. Willow is pregnant with their second child and on maternity leave. She

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  • “Does This Make Me Funny?” by Zosia Mamet

    I reached for Zosia Mamet’s “Does This Make Me Funny” out of curiosity. I like reading essays very much, and earlier I read a collection of essays written by her father. This time, I expected a somewhat lighthearted collection of anecdotes about Hollywood, written from the perspective of someone younger, a new generation. Zosia’s status

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