Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare by Philip Short My rating: 5 of 5 stars I found this book very engaging. While it is not a “true” biography of Pol Pot, in that this isn’t what the entire book is about, the book is instead a study on twentieth century Cambodia, its politics, culture, international …
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Bolo! by David Weber My rating: 3 of 5 stars Bolo! isn’t necessarily a bad book. It’s just that it’s not that great either, at least not by David Weber’s standards. Apparently, one Keith Laumer created the Bolo decades ago. It’s an uber-tank, one with so many uber-weapons on it, everyone in the universe knows …
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Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve liked and disliked several of C.S. Lewis’s works over the years and if I remember correctly, I read his space trilogy as a young boy, but remember nothing of it. So my wife picked up Out of the Silent Planet …
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The Reality Dysfunction 1: Emergence by Peter F. Hamilton My rating: 1 of 5 stars I’ve read, or attempted to, my share of stupid books over the years, but I don’t think I’ve ever picked up a book this damn stupid in my entire life! I’m astounded, because The Reality Dysfunction has a great 4.24 …
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Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card My rating: 5 of 5 stars Speaker for the Dead, the sequel to Ender’s Game, both of which won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best Science Fiction novel in back to back years for Orson Scott Card, the first time that achievement has ever happened, is …
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