Introduction & Overview

Welcome to Ex Libris Nathani, a book review blog maintained by Nathan (me).  I hope you enjoy perusing my reviews. Before you do, however, I invite you to read this introduction, as it illustrates my motivation for creating such a resource.

I read a lot of books, be they novels, biographies, etc. Friends often ask me for literary recommendations and opinions, and I try as best I can to describe a book with enough detail to adequately represent it, yet still avoid those pesky spoilers, the bane of readers everywhere. I decided to create this blog to give me a chance to organize my thoughts in writing so that when I am asked my opinion, I can deliver it well. At the same time, I can recommend this site to my friends, and they can read any review they wish.

I hope this site eventually becomes quite extensive. To search for a specific book, use the search function on the right side of the page.

I will post links at the top of each review, generally for amazon and BN, so that you can purchase the book or ebook there.  I personally love the experience of visiting my local bookstore, however, and I would like to invite you to purchase your books there if possible. I have found most of my favorite books perusing the shelves at my bookstore, usually when I was there to pick up something else.

Let me also take this time to explain what this blog is not. I am not a professional critic, and this blog is a repository of my own opinions, which I freely admit are not expert. I welcome comments and invite you to share your own opinion of these books, but please be tasteful. Any comments I deem inappropriate will be removed.

As I obviously have read plenty of books before beginning this project, I have a lot of catching up to do. Please be patient, I will try to get to them as soon as possible.

Again, welcome to Ex Libris Nathani. I hope your visit enriches your life and motivates you to read more books.