daniel
This book was a wonderful young adult book. It felt just like reading “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” for this age.
This was a great story with interesting ideas and elements. However there were areas that left me confused, like the author had to cut large sections of the story out.
World War Z had an interesting take on the zombie genre. Instead of going for shock and gore the author takes the approach of a documentary. The story arch unfolds as a series of interviews with different people accross the globe, each interviewee talks about some of the events they had to deal with amidst a global “African Rabies” infestation. Not much is said about zombies in this book, other than the standard zombie lore. Audio works brilliantly as a medium for this book. The writing style is rather dry (because of the interview format) I'm not sure I would have liked it as much if I had read the story.
This was a great book. The concept was perfect though the narrative style is a bit jarring for an audio book. I look forward to reading more Charles Stross.
This was the first book I read by Neal. Let me say he will always be a favorite author for this story alone. It deals with some (somewhat dated) views of “cyberspace” and technology, but where the book is dated there are also satirical elements to throw you off the trail. In the end this is a pleasing romp that takes you on a journey you won't soon forget.
Didn't like this one as much as the first book in the series. Still a pleasant read, not nearly as experimental.
This was a pretty decent noir style anthro comic book. There was nothing revolutionary, just your standard noir stuff, but with anthro.
The second book I read of Paolo's. The first being “The Windup Girl”. This book is YA so the theme doesn't hit with me as hard as Windup Girl. The post modern, poverty stricken society is well thought out. Paolo again show's he has a tremendous grasp on being able to create a setting and fill it to the brim with real people and emotion.
Pretty decent methods, but some of them can be used as manipulation tactics. It's a decent set of tools to put in the back pocket.
In many ways this book was a stepping stone in the journey that brought me to where I am today. This is a great read for all.
This book is really about the political and cultural aftermath of a zombie virus outbreak. It delves into the world of a blogger and her brother as they follow a senator on his campaign for presidency.
The characters were a bit thin. Too many of them in not enough space. I loved the concepts, but in the end it seemed like there were too many ideas crammed into too small of a space.
This has made it into my list of favorite books of all time. It's one part Alice in Wonderland, one part Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, with a generous portion of good fun.
Reads far too real. I'm quite surprised some of the content hasn't already made it to the evening news.
Locke Lamora is a somewhat mysterious character. You get glimpses into his childhood that help you understand parts of his motivation, but you never get to see the whole of Locke Lamora. The author admits to this freely as he plans on this being a 7 part series. I must say I look forward to reading it! Locke Lamora lives in the city of Camoor
A phenomenal book. Terry and Neil are a pair of authors with no rivals! The story sort of bounces around in your head and when you get to the end you are ready for another go at it.
Although the pace was a bit fast (the author covered nearly 10 years of Quentin's life) it provided the perfect amount of supporting information. You really feel like you know Quentin by the end of the book. The pain he goes through is real, even though you almost don't like him. This book did amazing things in just one fairly short story.
Dawkins is so clear when he explains things. I always come away feeling more informed.
Loses a point for being a bit homophobic, but overall very informative. This book can be key in helping you identify games that you personally play, in order to eradicate them from your lifestyle.
This book is medicine. The tools offered inside these covers will be influencing my life for years to come. Do yourself a favor and get multiple copies of this book. Read it regularly. Take the lessons from it and apply them to all your relationships.
David rehashes much of what is already in Getting Things Done. It's a worthy read for GTD methodology users, but doesn't introduce many new concepts.