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The good The typical clean, super-easy-to-read writing style that makes Lee Child books so easy to pick up, and so hard to put down. Also, as w...

The good Interesting central premise (minor spoiler, revealed early in the book): the idea that you can not only conquer a country and rule it in the fut...

The good A satisfying conclusion to the Wax & Wayne series. The Mistborn series has the most satisfying fight scenes of any books I’ve ...

A reasonable second entry in the series. On the positive side, there are more exciting adventures, battles, imaginative worlds, and fun characters. On the minus s...

This book is a lovely tribute to Bill Campbell, a famous executive coach in Silicon Valley, and tells you just how amazing he was. Unfortunately, the book doesn’t...

A concise, practical guide to being a manager. On the positive side, there is relatively little fluff or business speak; instead, the book jumps into the day-to-d...

The good Helps to raise an important issue to public consciousness. I had no idea how bad the opioid epidemic had gotten: the #1 cause of death...

The good At times, the writing is beautiful. Charming characters. The scenes with the Count and Sofia are particularly endearing: their convers...

The good Lots of cool worldbuilding. A number of interesting characters. Some decent action scenes. A fun, grand adventure....

The good Somewhat interesting premise around a dystopian future where the survivors in post-apocalyptic Chicago have organized society into 5 factions: d...