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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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