Blog, Page 9

This was like three mysteries in one. Each one of those mysteries was interesting in its own right, but when mixed with all the others, each one ended up a bit di...

Fun read about combat in organic armor suits. Great action and memorable. Why wasn’t Mercy of the Gods like this?

There are some interesting ideas in this book (especially artificial friends and genetically enhanced intelligence), and some interesting characters, but they don...

I’m a big fan of Blake Crouch’s books, but this one didn’t click for me. It starts off with a great hook—all the people in the town of Abandon suddenly vanished i...

This book feels like a very generic wizard/magic fantasy story. Perhaps this book pioneered some of this genre, and it feels generic because everyone else copied ...

Another good entry in the Bosch series.

The good An interesting look at life in the Wild West in the late 19th century. This is probably the only Western I’ve read, and it felt realistic, gritt...

Fascinating read that is ostensibly about cephalopods (octopuses, cuttlefish), but in reality, is largely focused on consciousness, intelligence, and evolution. ...

The good Does a good job of exploring some really interesting sci-fi tech and concepts, especially around 3d printers, and bio-mechanical technology. I l...

A reasonably satisfying conclusion to the series.