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The good Interesting characters. Great world building. Some good action scenes. A number of mysteries to keep you reading. ...

I loved World War Z, but this one didn’t quite hit the mark for me. There are a few funny parts and a few clever parts, but for the most part, it’s a surprisingly...

A fairly standard murder mystery that takes place in a British house full of suspects with potential motives. The ultimate resolution is logical and clean, albeit...

I really enjoyed this book, which I only found out when I finished it was actually three books combined into one (it seemed long!). It had great characters, terri...

Terrific first half: great premise, decent detective work, a few fun action scenes, and some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments. Not as good of a second half: the ...

The good Some fun action scenes. The not so good A ridiculously obvious “reveal.” The book tries to slow roll it, and everyone acts shocked when Di...

I originally posted this article on Y Combinator’s blog on January 22, 2016 (Internet Archive link), but it seems like they have taken it down, so I’m reposting...

This was like three mysteries in one. Each one of those mysteries was interesting in its own right, but when mixed with all the others, each one ended up a bit di...

Fun read about combat in organic armor suits. Great action and memorable. Why wasn’t Mercy of the Gods like this?

There are some interesting ideas in this book (especially artificial friends and genetically enhanced intelligence), and some interesting characters, but they don...