Jon Green Books
@jonmgreenbooks.bsky.social
A Texan born writer in Glasgow. This account is mostly for keeping track of the books I read, and occasionally for some writing stuff.
The Wallace
By Blind Harry
Read this if: You want the Venn diagram between Canterbury Tales and Braveheart. This is 15th Century poetry in Scots about how William Wallace was the best ever and the English deserved to get killed by him.
#Review #booksky #Scotland #Scots #poetry #bookreview
By Blind Harry
Read this if: You want the Venn diagram between Canterbury Tales and Braveheart. This is 15th Century poetry in Scots about how William Wallace was the best ever and the English deserved to get killed by him.
#Review #booksky #Scotland #Scots #poetry #bookreview
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A Separate Peace
By John Knowles
Read if: You want a mid-century coming of age book that parallels the loss of innocence with the every growing shadow of the War. A solid choice if you’re in a fancy book club.
(Bonus: I last read this book 25 years ago, and stole it from my HS library)
#bookreview
By John Knowles
Read if: You want a mid-century coming of age book that parallels the loss of innocence with the every growing shadow of the War. A solid choice if you’re in a fancy book club.
(Bonus: I last read this book 25 years ago, and stole it from my HS library)
#bookreview
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A Separate Peace
By John Knowles
Read if: You want a mid-century coming of age book that parallels the loss of innocence with the every growing shadow of the War. A solid choice if you’re in a fancy book club.
(Bonus: I last read this book 25 years ago, and stole it from my HS library)
#bookreview
By John Knowles
Read if: You want a mid-century coming of age book that parallels the loss of innocence with the every growing shadow of the War. A solid choice if you’re in a fancy book club.
(Bonus: I last read this book 25 years ago, and stole it from my HS library)
#bookreview
The Dispossessed
By Ursela K. Le Guin
Read this book if: You want a seminal work of Sci-Fi that gives beautiful and complex insights into society, freedom, barriers, suffering, and personal choice; while never feeling like the author is trying to shove an interpretation upon you
#bookreview #sff 🪐📖
By Ursela K. Le Guin
Read this book if: You want a seminal work of Sci-Fi that gives beautiful and complex insights into society, freedom, barriers, suffering, and personal choice; while never feeling like the author is trying to shove an interpretation upon you
#bookreview #sff 🪐📖
November 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The Dispossessed
By Ursela K. Le Guin
Read this book if: You want a seminal work of Sci-Fi that gives beautiful and complex insights into society, freedom, barriers, suffering, and personal choice; while never feeling like the author is trying to shove an interpretation upon you
#bookreview #sff 🪐📖
By Ursela K. Le Guin
Read this book if: You want a seminal work of Sci-Fi that gives beautiful and complex insights into society, freedom, barriers, suffering, and personal choice; while never feeling like the author is trying to shove an interpretation upon you
#bookreview #sff 🪐📖
Assassin’s Apprentice
Farseer Trilogy #1
By Robin Hobb
Read this if: You have a desire for classic fantasy with political intrigue, that has the twist and turns of a big saga but without the grittiness and darkness of other modern fantasy.
#booksky #fantasybooks #sffbookreview #bookreview
Farseer Trilogy #1
By Robin Hobb
Read this if: You have a desire for classic fantasy with political intrigue, that has the twist and turns of a big saga but without the grittiness and darkness of other modern fantasy.
#booksky #fantasybooks #sffbookreview #bookreview
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Assassin’s Apprentice
Farseer Trilogy #1
By Robin Hobb
Read this if: You have a desire for classic fantasy with political intrigue, that has the twist and turns of a big saga but without the grittiness and darkness of other modern fantasy.
#booksky #fantasybooks #sffbookreview #bookreview
Farseer Trilogy #1
By Robin Hobb
Read this if: You have a desire for classic fantasy with political intrigue, that has the twist and turns of a big saga but without the grittiness and darkness of other modern fantasy.
#booksky #fantasybooks #sffbookreview #bookreview
An Anthology of Scottish Folktales
Read this if: You enjoy the odd nature of folk tales, & want to read some through a #Scottish lens; covering everything from myths to morality plays. Also good if you want a set of slightly bizarre bedtime stories to read to a child
#booksky #review #folklore
Read this if: You enjoy the odd nature of folk tales, & want to read some through a #Scottish lens; covering everything from myths to morality plays. Also good if you want a set of slightly bizarre bedtime stories to read to a child
#booksky #review #folklore
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Last Argument of Kings
The First Law book 3
By Joe Abercrombie
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the series and want to see the grittiness all culminate in an epic, driven by deeply flawed but interesting characters.
#booksky #FantasyBooks #bookreview #sffbooks #books #review
The First Law book 3
By Joe Abercrombie
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the series and want to see the grittiness all culminate in an epic, driven by deeply flawed but interesting characters.
#booksky #FantasyBooks #bookreview #sffbooks #books #review
October 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Last Argument of Kings
The First Law book 3
By Joe Abercrombie
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the series and want to see the grittiness all culminate in an epic, driven by deeply flawed but interesting characters.
#booksky #FantasyBooks #bookreview #sffbooks #books #review
The First Law book 3
By Joe Abercrombie
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the series and want to see the grittiness all culminate in an epic, driven by deeply flawed but interesting characters.
#booksky #FantasyBooks #bookreview #sffbooks #books #review
Under Milk Wood
By Dylan Thomas
Read this book if:
You want a play that shows a slice of life in midcentury rural Wales, described in vivid & evocative poetry by the greatest Welsh poet since Dafydd ap Gwilym.
#booksky #bookreview #poetry #DylanThomas
By Dylan Thomas
Read this book if:
You want a play that shows a slice of life in midcentury rural Wales, described in vivid & evocative poetry by the greatest Welsh poet since Dafydd ap Gwilym.
#booksky #bookreview #poetry #DylanThomas
October 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Under Milk Wood
By Dylan Thomas
Read this book if:
You want a play that shows a slice of life in midcentury rural Wales, described in vivid & evocative poetry by the greatest Welsh poet since Dafydd ap Gwilym.
#booksky #bookreview #poetry #DylanThomas
By Dylan Thomas
Read this book if:
You want a play that shows a slice of life in midcentury rural Wales, described in vivid & evocative poetry by the greatest Welsh poet since Dafydd ap Gwilym.
#booksky #bookreview #poetry #DylanThomas
Bone Silence
Revenger book 3
By Alastair Reynolds
Read this book if: You’ve enjoyed the first two in the series, and want to see a story that started off about space pirates end with revelations about the entire origins of civilization
#Booksky #bookreview #Scifibooks 🪐📖 #books #SFFbooks #sff
Revenger book 3
By Alastair Reynolds
Read this book if: You’ve enjoyed the first two in the series, and want to see a story that started off about space pirates end with revelations about the entire origins of civilization
#Booksky #bookreview #Scifibooks 🪐📖 #books #SFFbooks #sff
October 9, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Bone Silence
Revenger book 3
By Alastair Reynolds
Read this book if: You’ve enjoyed the first two in the series, and want to see a story that started off about space pirates end with revelations about the entire origins of civilization
#Booksky #bookreview #Scifibooks 🪐📖 #books #SFFbooks #sff
Revenger book 3
By Alastair Reynolds
Read this book if: You’ve enjoyed the first two in the series, and want to see a story that started off about space pirates end with revelations about the entire origins of civilization
#Booksky #bookreview #Scifibooks 🪐📖 #books #SFFbooks #sff
Mort
Discworld bk 4
By Terry Pratchett
Read this if: You’re a fan of Pratchett & want to dive into the Death series. It’s fun, silly, and lays the foundation for lots of great lore later on. Probably not where to start reading Pratchett, but a good one to go back to
#booksky #sffbooks #bookreview
Discworld bk 4
By Terry Pratchett
Read this if: You’re a fan of Pratchett & want to dive into the Death series. It’s fun, silly, and lays the foundation for lots of great lore later on. Probably not where to start reading Pratchett, but a good one to go back to
#booksky #sffbooks #bookreview
October 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Mort
Discworld bk 4
By Terry Pratchett
Read this if: You’re a fan of Pratchett & want to dive into the Death series. It’s fun, silly, and lays the foundation for lots of great lore later on. Probably not where to start reading Pratchett, but a good one to go back to
#booksky #sffbooks #bookreview
Discworld bk 4
By Terry Pratchett
Read this if: You’re a fan of Pratchett & want to dive into the Death series. It’s fun, silly, and lays the foundation for lots of great lore later on. Probably not where to start reading Pratchett, but a good one to go back to
#booksky #sffbooks #bookreview
Had a few unplanned additions to the pile in Aug/September, and some things got shuffled. Here’s the current #TBR pile that should last the rest of the year:
#Booksky #Readinglist #SFF #SFFbooks
#Booksky #Readinglist #SFF #SFFbooks
October 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Had a few unplanned additions to the pile in Aug/September, and some things got shuffled. Here’s the current #TBR pile that should last the rest of the year:
#Booksky #Readinglist #SFF #SFFbooks
#Booksky #Readinglist #SFF #SFFbooks
Tehanu
Earthsea book 4
Ursula K. le Guin
Read this book if: You’ve read the first three Earthsea books, and want a conclusion to the story that gives a more grounded coda to the epic. Imagine “scouring of the shire” as a sequel novel.
#booksky #bookreview #fantasybooks #review #earthsea
Earthsea book 4
Ursula K. le Guin
Read this book if: You’ve read the first three Earthsea books, and want a conclusion to the story that gives a more grounded coda to the epic. Imagine “scouring of the shire” as a sequel novel.
#booksky #bookreview #fantasybooks #review #earthsea
September 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Tehanu
Earthsea book 4
Ursula K. le Guin
Read this book if: You’ve read the first three Earthsea books, and want a conclusion to the story that gives a more grounded coda to the epic. Imagine “scouring of the shire” as a sequel novel.
#booksky #bookreview #fantasybooks #review #earthsea
Earthsea book 4
Ursula K. le Guin
Read this book if: You’ve read the first three Earthsea books, and want a conclusion to the story that gives a more grounded coda to the epic. Imagine “scouring of the shire” as a sequel novel.
#booksky #bookreview #fantasybooks #review #earthsea
The Pearl
By John Steinbeck
Read this book if: You want a quick read, but a harrowing tale that will depress you & stick with you for decades. It’s been 25 years since I last read it, I remembered no details, just how bleak I felt after (and I feel that way again now). This is Steinbeck at his best
By John Steinbeck
Read this book if: You want a quick read, but a harrowing tale that will depress you & stick with you for decades. It’s been 25 years since I last read it, I remembered no details, just how bleak I felt after (and I feel that way again now). This is Steinbeck at his best
September 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Pearl
By John Steinbeck
Read this book if: You want a quick read, but a harrowing tale that will depress you & stick with you for decades. It’s been 25 years since I last read it, I remembered no details, just how bleak I felt after (and I feel that way again now). This is Steinbeck at his best
By John Steinbeck
Read this book if: You want a quick read, but a harrowing tale that will depress you & stick with you for decades. It’s been 25 years since I last read it, I remembered no details, just how bleak I felt after (and I feel that way again now). This is Steinbeck at his best
Bleak House
By Charles Dickens
Read if: You want a long twisting tale that feels disjointed at the start, but eventually pulls together to form one giant & complete narrative. Dickens has some of his most extreme and fun/despicable characters in this, & knows how to use them
#booksky #review #books
By Charles Dickens
Read if: You want a long twisting tale that feels disjointed at the start, but eventually pulls together to form one giant & complete narrative. Dickens has some of his most extreme and fun/despicable characters in this, & knows how to use them
#booksky #review #books
September 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Slow Bullets
By Alastair Reynolds
Read this book if: You want a quick, easy sci-fi novella with great world-building, and a fresh take on a well-worn trope of being the last survivors of a civilization.
#booksky #bookreviews #scifibooks #review #novella #books 🪐📖 #scifibookreview
By Alastair Reynolds
Read this book if: You want a quick, easy sci-fi novella with great world-building, and a fresh take on a well-worn trope of being the last survivors of a civilization.
#booksky #bookreviews #scifibooks #review #novella #books 🪐📖 #scifibookreview
September 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Slow Bullets
By Alastair Reynolds
Read this book if: You want a quick, easy sci-fi novella with great world-building, and a fresh take on a well-worn trope of being the last survivors of a civilization.
#booksky #bookreviews #scifibooks #review #novella #books 🪐📖 #scifibookreview
By Alastair Reynolds
Read this book if: You want a quick, easy sci-fi novella with great world-building, and a fresh take on a well-worn trope of being the last survivors of a civilization.
#booksky #bookreviews #scifibooks #review #novella #books 🪐📖 #scifibookreview
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance Chronicles bk 1)
By Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Read this book if: You have nostalgia for a classic fantasy story that had the boys from Stranger Things as its target audience.
#booksky #classicfantasy #bookreview #fantasybooks #review #dnd
By Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Read this book if: You have nostalgia for a classic fantasy story that had the boys from Stranger Things as its target audience.
#booksky #classicfantasy #bookreview #fantasybooks #review #dnd
August 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance Chronicles bk 1)
By Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Read this book if: You have nostalgia for a classic fantasy story that had the boys from Stranger Things as its target audience.
#booksky #classicfantasy #bookreview #fantasybooks #review #dnd
By Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
Read this book if: You have nostalgia for a classic fantasy story that had the boys from Stranger Things as its target audience.
#booksky #classicfantasy #bookreview #fantasybooks #review #dnd
The Turn of the Screw
By Henry James
Read this book if: you want a classic gothic/horror story that uses ambiguity to fuel the psychological tension. This book is short enough that it would be best read in one sitting, preferably in a large empty manor in the autumn
#booksky #horrorbooks #review
By Henry James
Read this book if: you want a classic gothic/horror story that uses ambiguity to fuel the psychological tension. This book is short enough that it would be best read in one sitting, preferably in a large empty manor in the autumn
#booksky #horrorbooks #review
August 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Turn of the Screw
By Henry James
Read this book if: you want a classic gothic/horror story that uses ambiguity to fuel the psychological tension. This book is short enough that it would be best read in one sitting, preferably in a large empty manor in the autumn
#booksky #horrorbooks #review
By Henry James
Read this book if: you want a classic gothic/horror story that uses ambiguity to fuel the psychological tension. This book is short enough that it would be best read in one sitting, preferably in a large empty manor in the autumn
#booksky #horrorbooks #review
Remember and Rehearse
By J.T. English
Read this book if: You have a scattering of Bible knowledge, but don’t have a clear view for the themes that tie the entire Bible together
#booksky #bookreview #theologybooks
By J.T. English
Read this book if: You have a scattering of Bible knowledge, but don’t have a clear view for the themes that tie the entire Bible together
#booksky #bookreview #theologybooks
August 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Remember and Rehearse
By J.T. English
Read this book if: You have a scattering of Bible knowledge, but don’t have a clear view for the themes that tie the entire Bible together
#booksky #bookreview #theologybooks
By J.T. English
Read this book if: You have a scattering of Bible knowledge, but don’t have a clear view for the themes that tie the entire Bible together
#booksky #bookreview #theologybooks
Before they are Hanged
(The First Law Bk 2)
By Joe Abercrombie
Read this book if: You want a gritty fantasy story about bad people trying to do their best in awful situations
#bookreview #fantasybooks #booksky #reviews #FirstLaw
(The First Law Bk 2)
By Joe Abercrombie
Read this book if: You want a gritty fantasy story about bad people trying to do their best in awful situations
#bookreview #fantasybooks #booksky #reviews #FirstLaw
August 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Before they are Hanged
(The First Law Bk 2)
By Joe Abercrombie
Read this book if: You want a gritty fantasy story about bad people trying to do their best in awful situations
#bookreview #fantasybooks #booksky #reviews #FirstLaw
(The First Law Bk 2)
By Joe Abercrombie
Read this book if: You want a gritty fantasy story about bad people trying to do their best in awful situations
#bookreview #fantasybooks #booksky #reviews #FirstLaw
Redshirts
By John Scalzi
Read this book if: You’re a fan of Star Trek, and want to read a fun story about those poor unnamed crew who die before the commercial break, but now are fully aware of their role
#bookreview #booksky #scifi #Scifibooks #Startrek #reviews 🪐📖
By John Scalzi
Read this book if: You’re a fan of Star Trek, and want to read a fun story about those poor unnamed crew who die before the commercial break, but now are fully aware of their role
#bookreview #booksky #scifi #Scifibooks #Startrek #reviews 🪐📖
August 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Redshirts
By John Scalzi
Read this book if: You’re a fan of Star Trek, and want to read a fun story about those poor unnamed crew who die before the commercial break, but now are fully aware of their role
#bookreview #booksky #scifi #Scifibooks #Startrek #reviews 🪐📖
By John Scalzi
Read this book if: You’re a fan of Star Trek, and want to read a fun story about those poor unnamed crew who die before the commercial break, but now are fully aware of their role
#bookreview #booksky #scifi #Scifibooks #Startrek #reviews 🪐📖
Exit Strategy
(Murderbot book 4)
By Martha Wells
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the Murderbot series, and want to see a conclusion to the larger story that started in the first volume
#booksky #books #reviews #scifibookreviews #scifi #bookreviews
(Murderbot book 4)
By Martha Wells
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the Murderbot series, and want to see a conclusion to the larger story that started in the first volume
#booksky #books #reviews #scifibookreviews #scifi #bookreviews
July 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Exit Strategy
(Murderbot book 4)
By Martha Wells
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the Murderbot series, and want to see a conclusion to the larger story that started in the first volume
#booksky #books #reviews #scifibookreviews #scifi #bookreviews
(Murderbot book 4)
By Martha Wells
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the Murderbot series, and want to see a conclusion to the larger story that started in the first volume
#booksky #books #reviews #scifibookreviews #scifi #bookreviews
The Haunting of Hill House
By Shirley Jackson
Read this book if: You want to read the definitive haunted house story that threads the line between real and imaginary
#booksky #bookreview #horrorbooks #review #hauntedhouse
By Shirley Jackson
Read this book if: You want to read the definitive haunted house story that threads the line between real and imaginary
#booksky #bookreview #horrorbooks #review #hauntedhouse
July 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The Haunting of Hill House
By Shirley Jackson
Read this book if: You want to read the definitive haunted house story that threads the line between real and imaginary
#booksky #bookreview #horrorbooks #review #hauntedhouse
By Shirley Jackson
Read this book if: You want to read the definitive haunted house story that threads the line between real and imaginary
#booksky #bookreview #horrorbooks #review #hauntedhouse
Current bedside #TBR pile. This year my writing output has stagnated, but I’m really pleased how much I’ve been able to keep up my reading; probably the most I’ve read since I was 14.
This stack should last me through Sept!
#readinglist #books #booksky #Fantasybooks #SFF
This stack should last me through Sept!
#readinglist #books #booksky #Fantasybooks #SFF
July 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Current bedside #TBR pile. This year my writing output has stagnated, but I’m really pleased how much I’ve been able to keep up my reading; probably the most I’ve read since I was 14.
This stack should last me through Sept!
#readinglist #books #booksky #Fantasybooks #SFF
This stack should last me through Sept!
#readinglist #books #booksky #Fantasybooks #SFF
Shadow Captain
(Revenger book 2)
By Alasdair Reynolds
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the first book, and want to read more space swashbuckling adventures, this time with more intrigue and a bit of western/noir vibes.
#scifibookreviews #books #bookstagram #review #writingtips✏️
(Revenger book 2)
By Alasdair Reynolds
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the first book, and want to read more space swashbuckling adventures, this time with more intrigue and a bit of western/noir vibes.
#scifibookreviews #books #bookstagram #review #writingtips✏️
July 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Shadow Captain
(Revenger book 2)
By Alasdair Reynolds
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the first book, and want to read more space swashbuckling adventures, this time with more intrigue and a bit of western/noir vibes.
#scifibookreviews #books #bookstagram #review #writingtips✏️
(Revenger book 2)
By Alasdair Reynolds
Read this book if: You’re a fan of the first book, and want to read more space swashbuckling adventures, this time with more intrigue and a bit of western/noir vibes.
#scifibookreviews #books #bookstagram #review #writingtips✏️
Heir of Novron
Riyria Revelations bk 3
By Michael J Sullivan
Read this book if: You have read the first two in the series and want a fun and satisfying conclusion to a popcorn fantasy epic.
#booksky #bookreview #fantasybooks #reviews
Riyria Revelations bk 3
By Michael J Sullivan
Read this book if: You have read the first two in the series and want a fun and satisfying conclusion to a popcorn fantasy epic.
#booksky #bookreview #fantasybooks #reviews
July 3, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Heir of Novron
Riyria Revelations bk 3
By Michael J Sullivan
Read this book if: You have read the first two in the series and want a fun and satisfying conclusion to a popcorn fantasy epic.
#booksky #bookreview #fantasybooks #reviews
Riyria Revelations bk 3
By Michael J Sullivan
Read this book if: You have read the first two in the series and want a fun and satisfying conclusion to a popcorn fantasy epic.
#booksky #bookreview #fantasybooks #reviews
The Intentional Father
by Jon Tyson
Read this book if: You’re a dad with a son around age 10-12, and you want to start planning how to raise him as a teen
#Fatherhood #bookreviews #books #booksky
by Jon Tyson
Read this book if: You’re a dad with a son around age 10-12, and you want to start planning how to raise him as a teen
#Fatherhood #bookreviews #books #booksky
June 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The Intentional Father
by Jon Tyson
Read this book if: You’re a dad with a son around age 10-12, and you want to start planning how to raise him as a teen
#Fatherhood #bookreviews #books #booksky
by Jon Tyson
Read this book if: You’re a dad with a son around age 10-12, and you want to start planning how to raise him as a teen
#Fatherhood #bookreviews #books #booksky