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On the plus side, you get the same fun, deep protagonists from the previous books, a few thrilling action scenes, and several women kicking ass. On the negative s...

I don’t get it. This book strikes me as a cute children’s story, and a silly bit of a fantasy tale, but not a lot more. I’ve read all three Lord of the Rings book...

Ah, one of the all-time classic whodunnit stories. Even though I hadn’t read this book before, I had seen the finale play out in various TV/movie adaptations, so ...

Listen up, developers. You are not special. Your infrastructure is not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You have the same tech debt as everyone else. So why are...

An interesting take on the zombie genre, where the zombie apocalypse has already happened, society is in ruins, and people are just now starting to recover and tr...

A fun psychological thriller/suspense novel. Lots of twists and turns, interesting characters, and a satisfying conclusion. I was particularly impressed by the wr...

This book is dated. I’m guessing that when it came out in 2000 (and the website that inspired it in 1999), it might have been groundbreaking, but now, with 17+ ye...

The good

Disturbing, bizarre, provocative, dark, silly, violent, and memorable. This is definitely one of the more unique books (and movies) you’ll find. Not for the faint...

I just read the first book and this series and found it underwhelming. It’s a strange world that contains a mix of a Western, post-apocalyptic zombie movie, and l...