Blog, Page 26

The good Lots of WTFs, as you’d expect in a Chuck Palahniuk book. Plenty of cutting commentary on the state of society. The not so good ...

The good Another good entry in the Bosch series, this time with a look at sleazy moviemakers and Las Vegas. Some decent detective work, and a f...

The good Fantastic intro: a first boat arrives at the coast of Brazil, full of nearly dead sailors claiming to have survived the shipwreck of the Wager; ...

The good Good world building. This book takes place on a planet where the sunlight is so hot it destroys everything it touches, so the inhabitants are al...

The good Feels like a realistic, gritty spy novel. Plenty of action, suspense, intrigue. An interesting look at the civil war in Syri...

The good Some lovely, interesting characters. An interesting exploration of Black and Jewish residents living in Pennsylvania in the 1920s. ...

The good This book introduces werewolves—multiple types of werewolves, in fact—into the series, which is interesting. The combo of noir detecti...

The good Some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments, especially early in the book. The amusing absurdity you expect from a Douglas Adams book. ...

A satisfying conclusion to the series. The premise is still silly, but the book makes good use of it, and you get more good action, moral dilemmas, and interestin...

I never read this as a kid, but after hearing of it for years, I finally gave it a shot. It’s a cute tale of a boy living alone in the woods. The basic premise—th...