I have yet to read a bad Louis L’Amour book. Some of them are more forgettable than others, but they’re all at least pretty good. The best ones, though, are in a league of their own, and I think Last of the Breed may be his best work. It’s a Cold War thriller about an …
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The Storm Testament is an older series, but it’s quite good. It follows the saga of the Storm family, starting with Dan Storm and his adventures during the Mormon pioneer era. The first two books were a lot of fun, and formed a sort of duology. The third book followed Dan’s son Sam’s romantic adventures, …
Even good old Dr. Seuss’s zany imaginationcould not have ever thunk a place as crazy as our nation.Where decent folks, quite sane in fact, upon one knee quite bendedFear the cry of “racist!” from the perpetually offended.Who scream and swear and stamp their feet at everyone else’s sins;They cannot create, they only destroy, so do …
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Even good old Dr. Seuss’s zany imaginationcould not have ever thunk a place as crazy as our nation.Where decent folks, quite sane in fact, upon one knee quite bendedFear the cry of “racist!” from the perpetually offended.Who scream and swear and stamp their feet at everyone else’s sins;They cannot create, they only destroy, so do …
Even good old Dr. Seuss’s zany imaginationcould not have ever thunk a place as crazy as our nation.Where decent folks, quite sane in fact, upon one knee quite bendedFear the cry of “racist!” from the perpetually offended.Who scream and swear and stamp their feet at everyone else’s sins;They cannot create, they only destroy, so do …
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This is a pretty good book. It’s got a lot of interesting twists, and the post-apocalyptic world is both terrifying and fascinating. Also, it’s very well written. So why am I DNFing it? Mostly because I don’t have the stomach for this kind of story right now. It’s very depressing. The post-apocalyptic world of the …
When I was about five or six years old, I saw this movie and it gave me terrible nightmares. I only remembered bits and pieces of the story, mostly just the scenes and images that had left an impression. So when I saw this novelization at the used bookstore, I decided to pick it up …
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The first four Murderbot books make a complete story arc, so this one in a lot of ways felt like a satisfying wrap up to the series, even though of course there are other books. I strongly suspect that Martha Wells wrote these with the intent of self-publishing them, but her traditional publisher gave her …
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This book is the third and final volume of the complete original Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E Howard, and it absolutely lives up to the high quality and excellent production value of the previous volumes. Besides including what many consider to be some of Howard’s best Conan stories, the commentary paints a detailed …
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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 …
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