Alex Ellermann
@alexellermann.bsky.social
Perfect vacation? Coffee, rain, and books.
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January’s best book was ‘Fatale, Vol. 1.’ It’s an original and captivating horror noir.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
January’s best book was ‘Fatale, Vol. 1.’ It’s an original and captivating horror noir.
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Look, man. I know these Jack Reacher novels are basically Doritos.
Leave me alone. I like Doritos.
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Leave me alone. I like Doritos.
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Alex's review of Never Go Back (Jack Reacher, #18)
4/5: A team up! A team up! In this Jack Reacher novel, Reacher travels to DC to meet the current CO of his old unit, the 110th Military Police. Faster than you can say "Murder Hobo," Reacher and the ...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Look, man. I know these Jack Reacher novels are basically Doritos.
Leave me alone. I like Doritos.
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Leave me alone. I like Doritos.
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There’s only one thing better than shoveling snow on a crisp winter day: watching your sons shovel snow on a crisp winter day.
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 PM
There’s only one thing better than shoveling snow on a crisp winter day: watching your sons shovel snow on a crisp winter day.
This is the most beautiful novel I've read so far this year. It inspires me to become a better person.
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Alex's review of The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
4/5: This is a beautiful novel. So beautiful, I read passages aloud to my wife - who wasn't even annoyed. It's a novel of two kinds of beauty. There's the prose itself, which sings like poetry. When ...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This is the most beautiful novel I've read so far this year. It inspires me to become a better person.
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Oedipus on Broadway. Bring your wife. Or your mother. Or both.
January 18, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Oedipus on Broadway. Bring your wife. Or your mother. Or both.
I usually enjoy Michael Connelly's novels, but this one didn't work for me.
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Alex's review of Chasing the Dime (Harry Bosch Universe, #12)
2/5: This is one of Michael Connelly's weaker novels. This book is more thriller than mystery. It follows the trusty formula of thrusting an average Joe into an untenable situation, then squeezing hi...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I usually enjoy Michael Connelly's novels, but this one didn't work for me.
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'The Husband' is such a good thriller that it's actually a little unpleasant to read. My guts coiled in knots every time I picked it up.
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Alex's review of The Husband
4/5: 'The Husband' is such a good thriller that it was actually kinda unpleasant to read. Here's the hook: a gardener is out on a job when he gets a phone call. "We have your wife. Pay us $2M in four...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
'The Husband' is such a good thriller that it's actually a little unpleasant to read. My guts coiled in knots every time I picked it up.
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I can tell how much a book speaks to me by how many other things I do with my leisure time.
While reading 'The Prince of Tides,' I finished Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3, completed a number of home repairs, and started watching a new TV show.
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While reading 'The Prince of Tides,' I finished Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3, completed a number of home repairs, and started watching a new TV show.
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Alex's review of The Prince of Tides
3/5: 'The Prince of Tides' is a well written novel that is not for me. Pat Conroy has a love for the Carolina Low Country that breathes with every paragraph. He can write about a sunset, or about shr...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I can tell how much a book speaks to me by how many other things I do with my leisure time.
While reading 'The Prince of Tides,' I finished Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3, completed a number of home repairs, and started watching a new TV show.
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While reading 'The Prince of Tides,' I finished Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3, completed a number of home repairs, and started watching a new TV show.
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I finally got around to reviewing my Year in Books.
Every year, I tell myself I'm going to listen to more music and podcasts. Every year, I resolve to read more magazines. Every year, I keep coming back to books.
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Every year, I tell myself I'm going to listen to more music and podcasts. Every year, I resolve to read more magazines. Every year, I keep coming back to books.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I finally got around to reviewing my Year in Books.
Every year, I tell myself I'm going to listen to more music and podcasts. Every year, I resolve to read more magazines. Every year, I keep coming back to books.
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Every year, I tell myself I'm going to listen to more music and podcasts. Every year, I resolve to read more magazines. Every year, I keep coming back to books.
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Me: Ooh, it's cold and misty outside. A perfect morning for a long walk.
Her: How does cold and misty count as perfect?
Me: Behold! My ghostly white skin!
Her: How does cold and misty count as perfect?
Me: Behold! My ghostly white skin!
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Me: Ooh, it's cold and misty outside. A perfect morning for a long walk.
Her: How does cold and misty count as perfect?
Me: Behold! My ghostly white skin!
Her: How does cold and misty count as perfect?
Me: Behold! My ghostly white skin!
On a recommendation, I'm reading 'The Prince of Tides.'
I'm only 80 pages in. The book appears to be about child abuse, insanity, adultery, self-harm, anger, and migraines.
Call me juvenile, but I'd rather read a novel about a monster-punching guy in his boxer shorts and his talking cat.
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I'm only 80 pages in. The book appears to be about child abuse, insanity, adultery, self-harm, anger, and migraines.
Call me juvenile, but I'd rather read a novel about a monster-punching guy in his boxer shorts and his talking cat.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
On a recommendation, I'm reading 'The Prince of Tides.'
I'm only 80 pages in. The book appears to be about child abuse, insanity, adultery, self-harm, anger, and migraines.
Call me juvenile, but I'd rather read a novel about a monster-punching guy in his boxer shorts and his talking cat.
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I'm only 80 pages in. The book appears to be about child abuse, insanity, adultery, self-harm, anger, and migraines.
Call me juvenile, but I'd rather read a novel about a monster-punching guy in his boxer shorts and his talking cat.
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'One Shot' is the literary equivalent of a Big Mac. Sometimes, a Big Mac hits the spot.
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Alex's review of One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)
3/5: 'One Shot' is a departure for the Jack Reacher series. Normally, these potboilers run on a strict schedule. Reacher rolls into some random town on Page 1. Encounters an injustice, or some baddie...
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January 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
'One Shot' is the literary equivalent of a Big Mac. Sometimes, a Big Mac hits the spot.
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My 16-year-old got pulled over driving home from a New Year's Eve party. According to him, "The cop seemed disappointed that I wasn't drunk or high."
On the one hand, I'm proud of him for making good choices. On the other hand, what was he doing that made the cop think he might be?
On the one hand, I'm proud of him for making good choices. On the other hand, what was he doing that made the cop think he might be?
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
My 16-year-old got pulled over driving home from a New Year's Eve party. According to him, "The cop seemed disappointed that I wasn't drunk or high."
On the one hand, I'm proud of him for making good choices. On the other hand, what was he doing that made the cop think he might be?
On the one hand, I'm proud of him for making good choices. On the other hand, what was he doing that made the cop think he might be?
Top Nonfiction ’25
The Limits of Expertise (Dismukes, Key)
A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Douglass)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Tyson)
America is in the Heart: A Personal History (Bulosan)
Think Again (Grant)
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The Limits of Expertise (Dismukes, Key)
A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Douglass)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Tyson)
America is in the Heart: A Personal History (Bulosan)
Think Again (Grant)
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December 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Top Nonfiction ’25
The Limits of Expertise (Dismukes, Key)
A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Douglass)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Tyson)
America is in the Heart: A Personal History (Bulosan)
Think Again (Grant)
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The Limits of Expertise (Dismukes, Key)
A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Douglass)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Tyson)
America is in the Heart: A Personal History (Bulosan)
Think Again (Grant)
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Best Comics
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Star Trek: Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way (North).
The Human Target, vol. 2 (King).
Fantastic Four, vol. 2: Four Stories about Hope (North).
Reckless, vol. 2: Friend of the Devil (Brubaker).
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth, vol. 3 (Diggle).
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Star Trek: Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way (North).
The Human Target, vol. 2 (King).
Fantastic Four, vol. 2: Four Stories about Hope (North).
Reckless, vol. 2: Friend of the Devil (Brubaker).
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth, vol. 3 (Diggle).
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December 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Best Comics
'25
Star Trek: Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way (North).
The Human Target, vol. 2 (King).
Fantastic Four, vol. 2: Four Stories about Hope (North).
Reckless, vol. 2: Friend of the Devil (Brubaker).
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth, vol. 3 (Diggle).
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Star Trek: Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way (North).
The Human Target, vol. 2 (King).
Fantastic Four, vol. 2: Four Stories about Hope (North).
Reckless, vol. 2: Friend of the Devil (Brubaker).
The Expanse: Dragon Tooth, vol. 3 (Diggle).
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Top Fiction '25:
1. Memory / Komarr / A Civil Campaign
2. The Winter of Our Discontent
3. Nemesis Games / Tiamat’s Wrath / Leviathan Falls
4. The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook / The Butchers’ Masquerade / The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
5. Bookshops & Bonedust / Legends & Lattes
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1. Memory / Komarr / A Civil Campaign
2. The Winter of Our Discontent
3. Nemesis Games / Tiamat’s Wrath / Leviathan Falls
4. The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook / The Butchers’ Masquerade / The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
5. Bookshops & Bonedust / Legends & Lattes
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December 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Top Fiction '25:
1. Memory / Komarr / A Civil Campaign
2. The Winter of Our Discontent
3. Nemesis Games / Tiamat’s Wrath / Leviathan Falls
4. The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook / The Butchers’ Masquerade / The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
5. Bookshops & Bonedust / Legends & Lattes
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1. Memory / Komarr / A Civil Campaign
2. The Winter of Our Discontent
3. Nemesis Games / Tiamat’s Wrath / Leviathan Falls
4. The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook / The Butchers’ Masquerade / The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
5. Bookshops & Bonedust / Legends & Lattes
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December has been a great month for reading.
#1 in mass market fiction: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
#1 in small market & self-published fiction: Waking the Merrow
#1 in comics: Warp Your Own Way
#1 in non fiction: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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#1 in mass market fiction: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
#1 in small market & self-published fiction: Waking the Merrow
#1 in comics: Warp Your Own Way
#1 in non fiction: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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@ryannorth.ca
December 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
December has been a great month for reading.
#1 in mass market fiction: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
#1 in small market & self-published fiction: Waking the Merrow
#1 in comics: Warp Your Own Way
#1 in non fiction: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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@ryannorth.ca
#1 in mass market fiction: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
#1 in small market & self-published fiction: Waking the Merrow
#1 in comics: Warp Your Own Way
#1 in non fiction: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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@mattdinniman.bsky.social
@ryannorth.ca
All the stories in 'Welcome to the Monkey House' are, at least, very good. Some are excellent. One is the best I've read all year.
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Alex's review of Welcome to the Monkey House
4/5: Oh, this short story collection is very good. As with any collection, some stories hit harder than others. Everyone's heard of 'Harrison Bergeron,' Vonnegut's critique of those who would pull do...
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December 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
All the stories in 'Welcome to the Monkey House' are, at least, very good. Some are excellent. One is the best I've read all year.
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'Criminal' is very good at what it does. What it does is not for me.
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Alex's review of Criminal Volume 3 (New Edition) (3)
2/5: This comic was too grim for me. I love Brubaker & Phillips's "Reckless" series. While it can get dark and violent, it has elements of both setting and relationships to leaven the loaf. "Criminal...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
'Criminal' is very good at what it does. What it does is not for me.
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My wife gifted me 'Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.' She has excellent taste in books, if not in men.
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Alex's review of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
4/5: This is a terrific survey of its subject. Speaking as someone with a layman's interest in astrophysics (but who took Physics for Poets in college), I think Dr. Tyson knows his audience. He commu...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
My wife gifted me 'Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.' She has excellent taste in books, if not in men.
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Working on my book is like going for a run. I have to muster some will to get going, but I love it once I'm in the zone. And when I'm finished, I feel like a million bucks!
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December 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Working on my book is like going for a run. I have to muster some will to get going, but I love it once I'm in the zone. And when I'm finished, I feel like a million bucks!
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I think my fellow former cargo pilots will find this book fascinating. Others, perhaps not so much.
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Alex's review of Outlaws Inc.
3/5: This book is a bit outdated, but it's still interesting - particularly if you're interested in aviation. After the fall of the Soviet Union and the collapse of its armed forces, an Antonov cargo...
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December 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I think my fellow former cargo pilots will find this book fascinating. Others, perhaps not so much.
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