Cary Watson

Stone & Sky (2025) by Ben Aaaronovitch: Not a great addition to this fantasy series. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of STONE & SKY by Ben Aaronovitch, the tenth novel in the Rivers of London fantasy series, but, unfortunately, the weakest.
#riversoflondon #stone&sky #benaaronovitch #fantasyfiction
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Stone & Sky (2025) by Ben Aaaronovitch: Not a great addition to this fantasy series. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of STONE & SKY by Ben Aaronovitch, the tenth novel in the Rivers of London fantasy series, but, unfortunately, the weakest.
#riversoflondon #stone&sky #benaaronovitch #fantasyfiction
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feeling compelled to post this new yorker reject from years ago, for some reason

Darkness at Noon (1941) by Arthur Koestler: Stalin's purges were never more relevant. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler. It's about Stalin's purges, but it also speaks (loudly) about the era of Trump & Co.
#arthurkoestler #authoritarianism #darknessatnoon
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Darkness at Noon (1941) by Arthur Koestler: Stalin's purges were never more relevant. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler. It's about Stalin's purges, but it also speaks (loudly) about the era of Trump & Co.
#arthurkoestler #authoritarianism #darknessatnoon
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At the Tower of London:
"Do we put him in the cell where we keep the raven kibble?"
"Oi! I keep my bike and gym kit in there! Anyway, there's no plumbing."
"No worries: his sort use the Royal Chamber Pot. It's around here somewhere."
"But he's no longer a royal."
"Then he can shit in a corner."

The Lost Domain (1913) by Alain-Fournier: A flawed but beautifully written coming-of-age novel. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of THE LOST DOMAIN by Alain-Fournier, a beloved classic in France that mostly stands the test of time.
#frenchfiction #legrandmeaulnes #alainfournier

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Perhaps unsellable, but never unappreciated

The City of Dreaming Books (2004) by Walter Moers: The German Terry Pratchett? Yes, definitely. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My new vlog review of THE CITY OF DREAMING BOOKS by Walter Moers, a humorous fantasy novel about a world obsessed with books that's a blend of Tim Burton, Italo Calvino, Dr. Seuss, and especially Terry Pratchett. Your protagonist is a dinosaur.
#waltermoers #terrypratchet
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The City of Dreaming Books (2004) by Walter Moers: The German Terry Pratchett? Yes, definitely. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My new vlog review of THE CITY OF DREAMING BOOKS by Walter Moers, a humorous fantasy novel about a world obsessed with books that's a blend of Tim Burton, Italo Calvino, Dr. Seuss, and especially Terry Pratchett. Your protagonist is a dinosaur.
#waltermoers #terrypratchet
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The Haunting of Hill House (1959) by Shirley Jackson: A horror classic that I found...really poor. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My new VLOG review of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson. Spoiler alert: it wasn't the classic supernatural tale I'd been hoping for.
#shirleyjackson #horrorfiction #hillhouse
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The Haunting of Hill House (1959) by Shirley Jackson: A horror classic that I found...really poor. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My new VLOG review of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE by Shirley Jackson. Spoiler alert: it wasn't the classic supernatural tale I'd been hoping for.
#shirleyjackson #horrorfiction #hillhouse
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Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) by Kurt Vonnegut: The fiercely anti-war novel that launched Vonnegut. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My VLOG review of SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut. An anti-war novel that has mostly stood the test of time.
#bookreview #kurtvonnegut #sciencefiction
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Outlaw Planet (2025) by M.R. Carey: The usually excellent Carey disappoints this time. A solid DNF. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My VLOG review of OUTLAW PLANET by M.R. Carey. Unfortunately, this was a DNF for me. Carey tries to do way too much and the writing suffers.
#bookreview #sciencefiction #mrcarey
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Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) by Kurt Vonnegut: The fiercely anti-war novel that launched Vonnegut. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My VLOG review of SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut. An anti-war novel that has mostly stood the test of time.
#bookreview #kurtvonnegut #sciencefiction
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Outlaw Planet (2025) by M.R. Carey: The usually excellent Carey disappoints this time. A solid DNF. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My VLOG review of OUTLAW PLANET by M.R. Carey. Unfortunately, this was a DNF for me. Carey tries to do way too much and the writing suffers.
#bookreview #sciencefiction #mrcarey
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Clown Town (2025) by Mick Herron: A mostly excellent Slow Horses novel, but there is a defect. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of CLOWN TOWN, Mick Herron's newest Slow Horses spy thriller. Smart and funny as usual, but there's a problem with the plot.
#mickherron #slowhorses #clowntown
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Clown Town (2025) by Mick Herron: A mostly excellent Slow Horses novel, but there is a defect. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of CLOWN TOWN, Mick Herron's newest Slow Horses spy thriller. Smart and funny as usual, but there's a problem with the plot.
#mickherron #slowhorses #clowntown
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (2004): Superlative comic novel. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS by Gideon Defoe. If there's been a funnier novel than this one (and its sequels) written in the last 25 years, please let me know.
@gideondefoe.bsky.social #fiction #humor
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (2004): Superlative comic novel. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS by Gideon Defoe. If there's been a funnier novel than this one (and its sequels) written in the last 25 years, please let me know.
@gideondefoe.bsky.social #fiction #humor
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Invite him for a test drive of Tesla’s new Tumbrel convertible

Two Children Under the Indian Sun (1966) by Jon and Rumer Godden: Brilliant memoir of life in India. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My new vlog review of TWO CHILDREN UNDER THE INDIAN SUN by Jon and Rumer Godden, a fascinating and intensely evocative memoir of life for a British family in India from 1914-18.
#bookreview #india
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The Supreme Lie (2021) by Geraldine McCaughrean: A top-notch YA novel by the best in the field. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of THE SUPREME LIE by Geraldine McCaughrean, one of the very best writers of children's and YA fiction, and, dare I say it, a great writer by any standard.
#geraldinemccaughrean #bookreview #usbornepublishing
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Two Children Under the Indian Sun (1966) by Jon and Rumer Godden: Brilliant memoir of life in India. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My new vlog review of TWO CHILDREN UNDER THE INDIAN SUN by Jon and Rumer Godden, a fascinating and intensely evocative memoir of life for a British family in India from 1914-18.
#bookreview #india
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The Supreme Lie (2021) by Geraldine McCaughrean: A top-notch YA novel by the best in the field. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of THE SUPREME LIE by Geraldine McCaughrean, one of the very best writers of children's and YA fiction, and, dare I say it, a great writer by any standard.
#geraldinemccaughrean #bookreview #usbornepublishing
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Once a Jailbird (1934) by Hans Fallada: A remorseless look at an ex-con's struggles in Germany. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My new VLOG review of ONCE A JAILBIRD by Hans Fallada, a novel about an ex-con's attempts to survive German society in the 1930s. Fallada is one of the great, if neglected, German authors of the last century.
#hansfallada #germany #jennywilliams
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Once a Jailbird (1934) by Hans Fallada: A remorseless look at an ex-con's struggles in Germany. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My new VLOG review of ONCE A JAILBIRD by Hans Fallada, a novel about an ex-con's attempts to survive German society in the 1930s. Fallada is one of the great, if neglected, German authors of the last century.
#hansfallada #germany #jennywilliams
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The Crime of Human Virtue Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.

I wrote about a new Nazi party that seeks to criminalize all human virtue, and how that means that human virtue is the greatest weapon against the new Nazi project.

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There's No Turning Back (1938) by Alba de Cespedes: Unsparing look at young women's lives in Italy. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of THERE'S NO TURNING BACK by Alba de Cespedes, an unsparing look at the circumscribed lives of young women in 1930s Italy.
#Italian #italianfiction #albadecespedes
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There's No Turning Back (1938) by Alba de Cespedes: Unsparing look at young women's lives in Italy. YouTube video by Reading with Intent

My vlog review of THERE'S NO TURNING BACK by Alba de Cespedes, an unsparing look at the circumscribed lives of young women in 1930s Italy.
#Italian #italianfiction #albadecespedes
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