Some books that address controversial issues try to appeal to a broad audience, building bridges and trying to persuade others onto their side. Others are written to a narrow audience, to galvanize the true believers and give them strength and clarity as to the rightness of their side. Neither approach is bad necessarily, but it’s …
Continue reading “Joe Reviews: A Nefarious Plot by Steve Deace”
This is probably going to be the longest 3-star review that I’m ever going to write. Don’t get me wrong. This is a very important book, perhaps one of the most important books of our time. Anyone who wants to understand why our world has gone so crazy and where we can expect things to …
Continue reading “The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe”
Here’s another short story that I enjoyed. Endless by Ted S. Bushman is about a magical blacksmith who works to forge a transdimensional sword. It was a really cool idea, and the story was done really well, especially the ending. Really enjoyed it. I’m subscribed to just about every science fiction short story podcast out …
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I have made the executive decision to drop all but four of the books on my currently reading list, not because I don’t plan to read them, but because I need to finish these ones first before I can move on to the other ones. Specifically, I need to finish The Fourth Turning, which may …
Out of the thirteen books that I’ve read so far in 2021, this one is the first (and so far only) one that I’ve given five-stars. I read this book just before the January 6th riots at the Capitol, where the lead-up to that event and the controversy surrounding the 2020 elections had acquired an …
Continue reading “Joe Reviews: The Folk of the Fringe by Orson Scott Card”
I really need to get a handle on the rapidly growing backlog of books to review, so I’m going to focus on books that I’ve read this year and catch up with the older ones as I go. This book showed a lot of promise, and to be fair, it held my interest through to …
We went to the Orem Library again this week, and here is what I checked out: The Big Short by Michael Lewis: I recently rewatched this movie for the 4th or 5th time, and thought I’d read the actual book. It is amazing (and a bit frightening) how this story is still so relevant, even …
I enjoyed this story. It’s not the best Drabblecast story I’ve ever heard, but it definiely lives up to their high standards, and as always, the production quality is fantastic. The concept of a sentient missile was especially interesting, and I thought it was executed well, especially the ending. You can check it out here.
Finished a great book yesterday: Fortress Beta City by my friend JR Handley. It is now on my “to review” list, which makes it the twentieth book on that list. Yes, that is a problem. See, I originally started this blog as a way to put up MyBookTable pages for books that I wanted to …
One sure sign that I’m in a reading slump is that I’ve got about a dozen books in my “currently reading” list—which of course means that I haven’t picked up most of them in several weeks, perhaps even months. But is this the cause of the problem, or merely a symptom of it? It could …
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