Monday, December 24, 2018

Starship liberator by B V Larsen and David van Dyke

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The Mech suits in the starring role of this book are silly and impossible, as are the tactics and politics. 1/5 stars. -- mfw@wyle.org |...

Im Westen nichts neues

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Absorbing, interesting, at times neausiating and very depressing book, 3/5 stars. -- mfw@wyle.org | 1.425.249.3936

Dancing with myself by Charles Sheffield

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The bad stories and dated science essays overwhelm the good. 2/5 stars. Skip this one. -- mfw@wyle.org | 1.425.249.3936
Saturday, December 15, 2018

Third Thoughts by Steven Weinberger

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This collection of essays is not bad but somewhat dated and a little boring, 2/5 stars.

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I enjoyed book 2 of the series and look forward to the others.  I don't really like the magic system but Sanderson writes well.  4/5 sta...
Saturday, December 8, 2018

Brain Rules by John Medina

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I finally read this one.  It is very dense and short, and well worth your time to read.  Some of the summaries are too short and cut out cri...
Friday, November 30, 2018

The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi

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Light, fun, thrilling space opera, 5/5 stars.
Thursday, November 29, 2018

The Reckoning by John Grisham

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Despite the frustrating lack of plot, drama, and a cohesive story, I enjoyed this one.  I loved the situational depth of both storylines and...
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Infinity Wars edited by Jonathan Strahan

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Mixed bag, but disappointing.  Two or three of the stories were excellent.  All the others were bad. 2/5 stars.
Sunday, November 18, 2018

Demian by Hermann Hesse

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As a high school sophomore, 15-years-old, my class was assigned to read and discuss the English translation of this terrible book and 15-yea...