Mitch Wyle's Web Log

I am enjoying this series and this fun caper episode was particularly enjoyable. 5/5 Stars.

I did not enjoy this book as much as all of the other Ian Banks books I have read.  The magic system and mystical fearsome engine are quite ...

The story is well-translated from the original french and I enjoyed it.  Having read Abbas Amanat's history of Iran , I knew the 19th c...

I am disappointed. The swords-and-sorcery fantasy stories are not very good and the others are mediocre at best. 2/5 Stars.

Books Mitch enjoyed in 2024 Inspired by my friends who write end-of-year book lists, I wrote a list last year and hope to continue every ye...

Extremely well-written, well-organized, and well-edited account of a fantastically bright, competent, selfless person's attempt to navig...

Some of the data and Chinese publications mentioned in this book were new to me, so I did learn a bit about  the diplomacy and politics of S...

During my "golden age" of science fiction (14 - 17 years old), I missed out on some of the great authors of the golden age of scie...

I like the Myron Bolitar stories. This one is somewhat grittier and more brutish than my preference. 4/5 Stars.

The characters and story are well crafted.  However, the science is so terrible I could not suspend disbelief. I don't understand why go...