Kali J Desautels

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Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity. I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books. A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been “super married” to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids. My first book – How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!) I have tried a podcast – it’s still on Apple and Google Podcasts – but writing is where my heart is. My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit. I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually. Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!

Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore – Robin Sloan (2012)

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Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore is a simple and pleasant read about a mysterious San Francisco bookstore, with only 3 employees, stacks of unreadable books and few customers, none of whom actually purchase books. A mix between a Dan Brown-style codex mystery, a fluffy fantasy novel, and a dichotomous love story to books and to Google. The story is told through the first person by Clay Jannon, and is populated with interesting, but not particularly fleshed out characters. The reader learns more about the inner workings of Google than they do of Clay’s closest friends and conspirators. It is fun, though not overly engaging. I feel that readers looking for something pleasant for the airplane or for transit would enjoy it, however, it feels like a book that once the reader has moved on, the characters will become nebulous. 288 pages. 

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