The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut My rating: 4 of 5 stars Aside from perhaps some of the existential novels I read in college which I really enjoyed as I felt as I could really relate to them, Vonnegut’s The Sirens of Titan has to be one of the saddest novels I have ever …
Tag: writing
A Review of Second Foundation
Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov My rating: 4 of 5 stars Well, what do you know? Asimov CAN actually write a decent book! I'm literally shocked! After reading the absolute disasters that the first two Foundation books were in terms of both plot and writing (the writing was atrocious, along the lines of a young …
A Review of The Fugitive Game
The Fugitive Game: Online with Kevin Mitnick by Jonathan Littman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I realized as I was reading this that I had read this before -- 20 years ago when it was first published. I had forgotten that, but it came back to me as I read it again. And I …
A Review of Shadow of Freedom
Shadow of Freedom by David Weber My rating: 2 of 5 stars In a word: disappointing. In another word: lame. Frankly, this book sucked. I have given every Honor Harrington book except one five stars, but this barely deserves two. And I feel betrayed. First of all, as I was finishing Honor #13 not too …
A Review of Mr. Hockey
Mr. Hockey: My Story by Gordie Howe My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a really good autobiography of one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Perhaps the best. He played in an era that preceded me, so I never got to see him play, but I've seen video and I've obviously …
