I finished “Kill Decision” by Daniel Suarez last weekend. I’ll follow up with a more in depth review, but here’s an interview Suarez did with Sword & Laser.
I read The Maze Runner on a recommendation from Amanda. She had read it after finishing the Hunger Games trilogy (this book is first in a trilogy also). I picked up this audio book from the library and spent my time walking to/from work, slack time…
I finished Reamde in a long stretch that covered the last two disks. Overall reaction is: I loved the book. This kind of book is why I enjoy Stephenson. I saw a reviewer on GoodReads characterize it as “Info Dump, Action, Info Dump, Action.” …
I’m into Part 2 now, but it’s still difficult to keep track since I don’t have a page number to reference. The descriptions of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest are making me want to visit there! There is a profound difference between the vocabulary…
The book has moved on to follow Zula as the main protagonist. It’s very entertaining and interesting. The MMORPG elements increase the entertainment value especially since I used to play WoW.
I’ll admit I was a little intimidated by the page count of Neal Stephenson’s Reamde when I picked it up from the library. I wasn’t sure I wanted to invest the time in a 1000+ page book only to have it turn out to be…
I finished this book on Saturday. The third part (Burning Bright) is definitely the best part of the book. Amanda had assured me it started to pickup. Amanda and I had a great time talking over the book, its themes, and the uncanny ability of sci-fi authors…
Well now the pace has quickened. I finished the second section (The Sieve and the Sand) and it ended on a cliffhanger. Two poignant conversations occurred in this last part that show the genius of the book. [There be spoilers below] The book was written in 1953,…
Amanda’s been begging me to read this book so that we can talk about it. It’s a short read (176 pages) so I should be finished this week. [There be spoilers below] So far I’ve been introduced to: Guy Montag, the fireman who sets fires…
Something I normally ask of Amanda when we are discussing things is “Show me the numbers” or “Let me run the numbers”. Wanting to see how things stack up via price, distance, number of calories, amount of time to complete, or even level on an…
