Category: Review
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The Lonely City
Review: In selecting this book I am guilty of a logical fallacy, something akin to the gambler’s fallacy. The gamblers fallacy is esentially, I flipped this coin before and it came up heads twice, so there’s gotta be a third head up next. Or alternatively I flipped this coin before and it came up heads… Read more
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Book of Divine Works
Review: Hildegard of Bingen has been called a Renaissance woman centuries before the Renaissance. After reading this book I can unequivocally state this is not an opinion, it is an undisputed fact. As a Renaissance man myself, game recognizes game. So, for starters, who was this woman with the hemi-loaded name? Hildegard of Bingen was… Read more
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Ken and Me
Review: This is the autobiography of both William Roache and Ken Barlow as their lives are completely intertwined, and both are as dramatic and fascinating as anything that the writers at Coronation Street could come up with. First of all, a sort of disclaimer. This book is copyright 1993 and the amount of change in… Read more
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To The River
Review: I am haunted by waters. Thus begins this extraordinary book. I don’t use the word extraordinary lightly here, I mean this is a really extraordinary, exceptional, puzzlingly beautiful book. This was Olivia Laing’s debut, way back in 2011 but it has aged beautifully. The book begins with the author describing her recent breakup with… Read more
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WWII German Super-Heavy Siege Guns
Review: I have been looking forward to reading this for a while and I’m happy to report that it was worth the wait. The book is published by Osprey publications, they are the premier military history publishing house and never disappoint. Lavishly illustrated with historic photos, drawings and even 3D computer renderings the book brings… Read more
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Frankenstein
Review: What a good book. I bet you thought I was going to say what a great book. This was good, but not great. If you’re an English teacher or a Shelley devotee I will understand if you want to hit me in the head with a first edition, but I just, well let me… Read more
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Your Inner Fish
Review: I’m back! With the onset of fall and modeling season, and then with Halloween coming up reading has been on the back burner. So forgive me the delay but this book was perfect for a long read. Neil Shubin is the paleontologist and professor of anatomy who was the co-discoverer of Tiktaalik, the so… Read more
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The Satanic Bible
Review: First of all let me state that this book can transform your life, motivate and inspire you. But it cannot, unfortunately, summon demons from the infernal regions. I began this back in July and made a plan to read a portion of it every day just like any daily bible devotional. I am very… Read more
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James Tiptree Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
Review: Noted SFF author James Tiptree Jr. was a woman. Alright, thank you for reading this review and remember to check back often as new material is added…. er, well there is a bit more. James Tiptree appeared on the science fiction scene in the late 1960s, writing about rocket ships, aliens, intergalactic bureaucracy, exploring… Read more
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The Demon Haunted World
Review: A rare Neilosian DNF. I liked this book, I really did. But after 200 pages I just tapped out due to how dated it was to read. I was alive (and absolutely drunk every single day without exception. The more you know.) in 1996 and it takes a book like this to remind me… Read more