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Emperor of Thorns

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Matt

I just finished Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. Wow, that was a gripping read. I’ve never read or watched anything with such a morally reprehensible protagonist. Jorg Ancrath makes Darth Vader look warm and cuddly. How the author explains… Continue Reading →

books, fantasy
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King of Thorns

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Matt

I just finished reading King of Thorns, the second book in Mark Lawrence’s Broken Empire trilogy. I’m surprised the books aren’t more famous. It’s a gripping read. Anti-heroes have been in style for a couple of decades but I struggle… Continue Reading →

books, fantasy
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The Expanse/The Expanse

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Matt
the expanse banner

This week I finished reading the Expanse book series and the Expanse TV show almost simultaneously. I’m sad to see the TV show go, as they didn’t finish out all 9 novels. But I think they stopped at a good… Continue Reading →

books, Sci-Fi, TV
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Green Bone Saga

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Matt

I just finished reading the Green Bone Saga novels by Fonda Lee and I think I have a new favorite trilogy. I’m serious when I say this is the best thing I have ever read. It’s more engrossing than LOTR,… Continue Reading →

books, fantasy
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We Have No Idea

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Matt

My son and I are just about done reading the excellent physics book We Have No Idea. This is a great intro to the Big Questions facing the next generation of physicists. It covers dark matter, dark energy, the first… Continue Reading →

books, kid, science
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All the Birds in the Sky

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Matt

I don’t know where to start with All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders. This is one of the best books I have ever read. It’s really that amazing. It’s about a magic girl, a sci-fi boy,… Continue Reading →

books, fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Klara and the Sun

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Matt
Klara and the Sun cover

I just finished reading Klara and the Sun by Nobel Prize-winning British writer Kazuo Ishiguro (fancy). It was interesting but I can’t say it’s my favorite thing I’ve read this year. It was interesting that it was first-person from the… Continue Reading →

books, Sci-Fi
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Kobo Libra H2O

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Matt
Kobo Libra

I just read an article about how ebooks suck. (I won’t link to it) I wholeheartedly disagree. My Kobo e-reader is awesome. Family members know that the books I read are often very large. I love not having to lug… Continue Reading →

books, electronics, kid
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Sick burn!

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Matt
Eowyn

For the last few months I have been reading Lord of the Rings to my son. We got to the part when the Witch King of Angmar tells Eowyn that no man can kill him. (It’s actually a little wordier… Continue Reading →

books, fantasy, kid

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