All My Sins Remembered by Joe Haldeman My rating: 4 of 5 stars This 222 page book makes for a quick read and it's somewhat enjoyable. Otto McGavin, an Anglo-Buddhist, seeks a job with the Confederacion because he believes in its mission to protect human and nonhuman rights. The problems begin there. The Confederacion needs …
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Hell's Angels by Hunter S. Thompson My rating: 2 of 5 stars I read this book was Hunter S. Thompson's first book and I think you can tell. No real sign of "gonzo" journalism here, other than traveling with the Hell's Angel's on runs for a year. It seems very much like straight journalism, like …
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The Day the Martians Came by Frederik Pohl My rating: 2 of 5 stars I like Frederik Pohl, on average, but this book is below average. It's not even much of an attempt at sci fi -- just loosely related to it. It starts out rather promisingly, with some crashed astronauts finding an underground Martian …
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John Lennon: The Life by Philip Norman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Whew! I finally finished this 850 page beast of a book. There is so much there, it's so packed with information, that it's hard to recall everything one would want to include in a review. Philip Norman did an outstanding job of …
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The Heaven Virus by Clifford A. Pickover My rating: 2 of 5 stars I gave this book a try, I really did. Ultimately I got to page 168 out of a 364 page novel before giving up. The author, Cliff Pickover, may have a PhD from Yale, but that doesn't mean he's a good writer. …
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