In recent years, young adult fiction has morphed from Fear Street thrillers and gothic romances into books that transcend age. From books like The Hunger Games to The Book Thief, young adult books have attracted the notice of critics and people way too old to be shopping in a section that also peddles Gossip Girl … Continue reading Book Review: Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
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Book Review: Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen
I've never been a fan of the idea that the government is hiding space aliens from us. Partly it's because the people who espouse this particular brand of paranoia always strike me as two hairs away from batshit insane. Mostly though it's because I've never seen any good evidence for it. I haven't seen good … Continue reading Book Review: Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen
Book Review: The Long Fall by Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley has been one of my favorite writers for a while now. I've only read one of his science-fiction novels (The Wave, good read), but I've read a goodly portion of his mysteries. His stories are always uniquely his, even the ones that take place in a cliche-raddled genre like Detective Fiction.And this is especially … Continue reading Book Review: The Long Fall by Walter Mosley
Book Review: The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris
I thought I would have few problems with this book. There's little to no reason where I'd be annoyed by a book where I agree with the fundamental, underlying principles of the work. I fully believe that it's possible to scientifically determine moral values. And look! It's a book about scientifically determining moral values. We … Continue reading Book Review: The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris
Book Review: Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
I've had a long history with Stephen King's books. When I was twelve, I read my first King book (It, I chose it because it had a monster hand coming out of a sewer grate) and I wasn't able to finish it for six months because it scared the shit out of me. I've read … Continue reading Book Review: Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
Book Review: Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
It's been a while since I've read any new science fiction, meaning anything written in the last twenty years. Usually I just stick with Neal Stephenson, with occasional flirtations with folks like William Gibson and Orson Scott Card. Most of the time though, I stick with the old timers: Bradbury, Asimov, Heinlein, those guys. They've … Continue reading Book Review: Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
Perdido Street Station: A Review
I'm not sure how to talk about Perdido Street Station (written by Mr. China Mieville). It does not want to be carefully tucked into a genre. It resists against it, in fact, violently if necessary. It's not quite fantasy, though there are magicks and strange creatures. The magicks are described in half-mystical and half-scientific terms, like 19th … Continue reading Perdido Street Station: A Review
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: A Review
So for the first time in a long time, I'm going to write me a review, 'cause...why the hell not? I generally stay away from books that appear on the New York Times bestseller list. If Oprah's seal of approval appears on the cover, I'm ten times more likely to throw the book on the … Continue reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: A Review
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