Blog, Page 67

The good

The movie and the core of this book are nearly identical—scene by scene, line by line—and both are wonderful. Memorable characters, quotable lines, a bit of adven...

A bit too far on the “young” side of the “young adult” spectrum. I read Brandon Mull’s Beyonder’s series solely because of his deeply- imaginative world-building,...

A somewhat forgettable mystery story. It’s reasonably well written, touches on some dark themes, and the big reveal is hard to guess, but somehow, the story feels...

A disappointing conclusion to the series. The characters are still fun, the locales in the trilogy are very creative (city of steel, city of water, city of salt),...

I always struggle with Taleb’s books. On the one hand, they are full of insights and interesting ideas; on the other, they are poorly structured and full of tange...

Had trouble putting this one down. It starts with a simple hook—Nate finds an apartment that is suspiciously cheap and after moving in starts noticing more and mo...

An interesting take on the apocalypse genre. Rather than zombies or nuclear war, this book focuses on something simpler and disturbingly more realistic: a swine f...

A good, but not great sequel to Steelheart. The characters, powers, and weaknesses are still fun. There is still tons of action, but the pacing isn’t quite as goo...

A satisfying conclusion to this trilogy. It’s as fun and imaginative as the first two books, but has better pacing (except for the overly-long opening section whe...