Review: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
Did not finish. The story seemed to jump around a bunch, the plot was unclear, the characters were weird, and I found myself completely losing interest about a qu...
Did not finish. The story seemed to jump around a bunch, the plot was unclear, the characters were weird, and I found myself completely losing interest about a qu...
The good It’s fun and refreshing to read a Star Wars tale that follows the path of a Sith lord, rather than the Jedi. It’s interesting to see the dark si...
The good Fun premise: the moon is being used as a penal colony by earth, and the residents of the moon (“Loonies”) start a revolution to fight for indepe...
A few funny tidbits and entertaining anecdotes, but also a lot of complaining and whining. It’s not really effective travel writing, as Dave Barry (self admittedl...
The good Some exciting / thrilling action in the jungle, looking for lost cities and hidden treasure, while trying to avoid killer gorillas. It...
The good Intense, gritty, sci fi / military action. Some fun, badass characters. Solid writing and the relentless fast paced action m...
The good More sci fi / military action, as in the first book. Far more focus on a smaller number of well-defined characters (especially Tyrus R...
I was a bit skeptical from the title, but I must admit, this is a great book for learning leadership principles. The principles come from the experience of US Nav...
The good An imaginative and original tale, especially for its time. Some of the adventures are especially fun and memorable, especially (WARNIN...
I have to admit that I don’t really understand the hype around this book. I found the exploration of academia, scholarship, monasteries, the “ivory tower,” and th...