Category Archives: Book Reviews

Book Review: Starman Jones by Robert Heinlein

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Starman Jones by Robert Heinlein is one of those books I really wish I had read as a kid. In fact, I’m shocked that I hadn’t, and appalled that until a few years ago, I really didn’t know too much … Continue reading →

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Book Review: You’re Not Fooling Anyone When You Take Your Laptop to a Coffee Shop: Scalzi on Writing (2007) by John Scalzi

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

For the most part, writers are solitary creatures. Unless you’re collaborating with a group of other writers, you’re probably spending long hours, either looking for inspiration, or trying to take the inspiration you have and get it down on paper, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

I picked FootFall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle up at a used book store a couple of years ago. I’ve previously read a number of Niven / Pournelle books, including the science fiction classic Lucifer’s Hammer, and though I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

After reading some heavier books recently, I picked up something decidedly lighter at the local book store last weekend. Eoin Colfer’s middle grade book series Artemis Fowl is an easy read, perfect for a kid or an adult who just … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

In 1998, Jared Diamond won the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction for his book, Guns, Germs and Steel – The Fates of Human Societies. It’s a fascinating look back at 13000+ years of human history and the evolution of civilization, … Continue reading →

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Book Review : Death and the Dervish by Mesa Selimovic

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

My sister-in-law’s husband, Adam, gave me this book for Christmas either three or four years ago.  Adam’s an intellectual sort – now a professor at UCLA in history / political science. His Ph.D, as best I can recall, deals with … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

It seems like it’s been a while since I’ve read a book I just didn’t have to think about – one I could just read for enjoyment. I really needed something light, and my wife suggested Divergent by Veronica Roth. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

I had no idea what Neil Gaiman’s American Gods was about when I picked it up at the local library a couple of weeks ago. I didn’t even bother reading the cover before I brought it home. I had added … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Vlad – The Last Confession by C.C. Humphreys

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

No too long ago, I raved about C.C. Humphrey’s book, A Place Called Armageddon. At the risk of becoming repetitive, here we go again – another C.C. Humphries book set in the dark times of the mid-1400’s, another book worthy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Motorbikes and Murder by A.C. Christensen

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

I purchased Motorbikes & Murder at the PNWA Conference in the summer of 2011, after meeting the author, A.C. Christensen. The plot centers around a female ex-Marine named Mackenzie Merrywood who is riding her motorcycle around the Olympic Peninsula in … Continue reading →

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