Archive for the 'Book Reviews' Category
More than a month ago, I finished The Terminal Man by Michael Crichton. It is a book about a violent man who undergoes a medical procedure to cure his seizures and eliminate his violent tendencies by implanting electrodes directly into his brain. It was originally published in 1972, so I was especially interested in the [...]
When I actually manage to get a reasonable amount of sleep, I am able to stay awake on the bus and do quite a bit of reading. I recently finished the book Silent Thunder, written by Iris Johansen and her son, Roy. It’s about a lady named Hannah Bryson who is hired to prepare a [...]
I’ve been using my time on the bus to and from work to read more books. I tried to read Catch-22 but didn’t finish. It was fairly entertaining, but I felt like the satire alone was supposed to drive the entire novel, and it just didn’t work for me. Maybe having been in the military [...]
Well, I guess I should be pretty transparent about this: I have not read the books. I haven’t seen the movie. I have no intention of doing either, but the reviews are hilarious! The first one I read was by Matthew Baldwin. Here’s my favorite paragraph from his review:
The Coquette was originally published in 1787. Immediately, you are having one of two thoughts: 1) Anything this old must be good, 2) The only reason this is special is because it is so old. I tend to fall into the second category. If a fictional book isn’t enjoyable, I don’t care whether it was [...]
