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my "best books of 2023" list, by categories i've made up
Sadly, I have not been compensated for recommending the books listed here. Most Quotable Bad Vibes Only by Nora McInerny Read 'Em and...

Panthergirl
Dec 7, 20231 min read
My "Best Books of 2022" List by Categories I’ve Made Up
Best Books of 2022

Panthergirl
Dec 13, 20221 min read


A life less ordinary
Years ago, when I was still living in New York, I had a neighbor whom I got to know pretty intimately as we'd walk several miles together...

Panthergirl
Jun 18, 20212 min read


Cuckoo for Cuckoo land
Fans of Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See are waiting with bated breath for his new novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land, due out in...

Panthergirl
Jun 17, 20211 min read


again with this?!
Series that are worth a second (or third, fourth or fifth) look.

Panthergirl
Mar 30, 20202 min read


A panthergirl's guide to the apocalypse
Snark is the new prayer.

Panthergirl
Mar 26, 20202 min read


Catch it if you can
I didn't think I'd be able to stomach "Don't F**ck with Cats", the new Netflix documentary about a kitten killer/torturer and truth be...

Panthergirl
Jan 6, 20201 min read


Unpopular Opinion: Mindhunter S2
Even Charlie Manson couldn't make S2 of Mindhunter interesting.

Panthergirl
Sep 20, 20193 min read


how much has really changed since "Mad Men"?
Sure, there's been some hard fought progress made since the Mad Men days but sexism, institutionalized and otherwise, persists.

Panthergirl
Aug 15, 20192 min read


Art Imitates life
I'm reading Before We Were Yours and it's pretty good, but that's not the point right now. I just got to a part where the protagonist...

Panthergirl
Jul 21, 20192 min read


Lake Effect SLOW
It's hard to say that I "enjoyed" the first season of Ozark, because the show is about as dark as it gets. Sure, there are brief moments...

Panthergirl
Oct 25, 20182 min read


golden state mystery:SOLVED
UPDATE! THEY CAUGHT HIM! And on DNA Day! In case you're living under a rock or have been buried underground by a Jon Hamm-lookalike cult...

Panthergirl
May 2, 20183 min read


James and the giant orange
Pre-ordered the Audible version so my hands will be free for the popcorn. #comey #trump #trainwreck

Panthergirl
Apr 16, 20181 min read


define "cult"
What was I doing in the mid-80s that I missed this whole brouhaha about Bhagwan and the Rajneeshees in Oregon? Oh right, running a...

Panthergirl
Apr 10, 20183 min read


creature feature
The Shape of Water. (No, it's not "The Help 2"). Had really hoped to see this in the theater but let's just say I had a "few things going...

Panthergirl
Mar 18, 20182 min read
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