Review of Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card.
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Book Review: Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card
Posted in book reviews, technology on July 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Book Review: World War Z, by Max Brooks
Posted in book reviews, horror on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
World War Z was not what I expected. Brooks’ previous effort was The Zombie Survival Guide, and I thought World War Z would be his attempt at a straight-forward zombie novel. That is not the case. The book can be considered a collection of very short stories that take place in the same world (which [...]
Book Review: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavres, by Mary Roach
Posted in book reviews, horror on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Review of Stiff by Mary Roach.
Book Review: Marvellous Hairy, by Mark A. Rayner
Posted in book reviews, real life on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The copy on the back of Marvellous Hairy bills it as a novel about a man who is turning into a monkey. However, it goes far beyond that. The story revolves around a giant, evil corporation nicknamed Gargantuan Enterprises and the people who want to bring it down, then before you know it, there are [...]
Book Review: Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Posted in book reviews, general science, philosophy on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll keep this short, because Freakonomics is a pretty simple book. It takes a look at various topic—the effect of names on success, drug dealer salaries, cheating in sumo wrestling, etc.—through the eyes of an economist. This book is a few years old (and has a sequel out now), and it took me a while [...]
Book Review: Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer
Posted in book reviews, horror, philosophy, psychology, tagged mormonism, religion on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Review of the book Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer.
Book Review: Club Dead, by Charlaine Harris
Posted in book reviews, horror on October 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Review of Club Dead by Charlaine Harris.
Book Review: Living Dead in Dallas, by Charlaine Harris
Posted in book reviews, horror, media on September 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Book review of Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris.
Book Review: Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris
Posted in book reviews, horror, media on September 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Review of Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris.
Book Review: This is Your Brain on Music, by Daniel J. Levitin
Posted in book reviews, general science, media on March 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A review of Daniel Levitin’s book This is Your Brain on Music.
