I’ve been reading a lot lately, and one book that I’m still working through, One for the Books by Joe Queenan, sits right up there with Tony Reinke’s Lit! as one of the best books on reading I’ve come across. … Continue reading
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While this book is a classic and some people still rave about it, I found Three Men in a Boat humorous yet outdated and not quite worth finishing. Continue reading
The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to the Moon In my reading, I occasionally come across great books that I simply have no desire to finish, for one reason or another. In … Continue reading
This is not the first time I’ve given up on a book by one of America’s greatest authors, John Steinbeck, and through no fault of his own! For the second time in a year, I made the terrible mistake of … Continue reading
Redeeming Anger, Irritation, Complaining, and Bitterness A mentor of mine gifted me this book, after I confided to him that I struggle with anger and frustration. Specifically, whenever I’m overseas, I struggle with road-rage. My fuse also shortens dramatically when … Continue reading
When the blurbs in a writer’s newest book are all about how great the writer is, not the actual book, you know it’s time for that writer to take a break. I wish I had paid attention to this bit … Continue reading
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The concept of a multi-book Asian sag that thousands of pages long is intriguing, but James Clavell’s early delivery in Shogun is absolutely atrocious. I couldn’t continue. Continue reading
I began this book with some hopes that it would hook me as quickly and securely as had The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins, based on both its dystopian plot and its target audience. I found intriguing its method … Continue reading
Hate to say it. I’ve been a Clive Cussler fan for years, but this book has been his worst yet—even out-crapping Black Wind, the Dirk Pitt Adventure which sidelines the hero throughout most of the book in favor of his … Continue reading
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The Scarlet Thread by Dr. Richard Booker is poor exegesis at its finest (or worst). Continue reading
