Saturday, January 25, 2025

The Wanted by Jason Anspach and Nick Cole (2024)

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I did not enjoy this one as much as the earlier books.The characters and dialogue were not good and the plot twists are a little too complic...

Die Fahrt von Sibylle Berg (2009)

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Dieses Buch erinnert mich an James Micheners The Drifters aus dem Jahr 1971. Beide Romane stellen eine Gruppe junger Menschen und ihre Erfa...
Saturday, January 18, 2025

The Pope at War by David I Kertzer (2024)

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Drawing on new materials from the Vatican released in 2022, the author addresses myths about Pope Pius XII. The book details how Pius XII su...

Hope for the best; plan for the rest by Hsien Seow and Sammy Winemaker (2023)

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Similar, but not as good as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal, this book explains how and why most of us should prepare for our inevitable end...
Monday, January 13, 2025

Translation state by Anne Leckie (2023)

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Interesting world-building and ideas, odd rogues gallery of characters, bad pacing, contrived plot, terrible and inconsistent magic system. ...
Saturday, January 11, 2025

Nexus by Yuval Harari (2024)

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Puke awful, terrible. I put the book down after suffering through half of the text. 0/5 Stars. Harari should spend 1/10th the time he spends...
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas (2020)

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This fifth book in the series continues to entertain with great character progression and fun Sherlock Holmes deductions.  The B plots are f...
Sunday, January 5, 2025

The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben (2020)

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Fun, tight mystery with colorful characters, 4/5 Stars.

Growth: From microorganisms to megacities by Vaclav Smil (2019)

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Not one of his Smil's best efforts but still very interesting. I appreciate the first chapter that outlines the math models of growth fo...
Friday, December 27, 2024

The Art of the Theft by Sherry Thomas (2019)

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