Jotrys read and liked Jason's review of Isaac Asimov: A Life of the Grand Master of Science Fiction:

"Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific writers the world had the pleasure of reading. He has had over 460 books published and his extraordinary breadth and scope of work is sure to interest any person in the man's life. Therefore, I was looking fo...more Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific writers the world had the pleasure of reading. He has had over 460 books published and his extraordinary breadth and scope of work is sure to interest any person in the man's life. Therefore, I was looking forward to reading this biography. However, I had several points of complaint with it, which I will number as follows:

1.) The book spends too much time discussing in detail certain aspects of Asimov's stories. It's okay to give the reader relevant background material but we are reading a biography of the man's life-not a detailed analysis and critique of each of his stories.

2.) Plots and details of stories are given away. What if someone wishes to read some of his Foundation novels later but decides to pick up this book first?

3.) Poor editing. You'll find numerous editing mistakes in this book. The worst I found was at about page 153 or 154. The pages were actually OUT OF ORDER. I had to flip around several times just to be reading in order so as not to get confused.

With these above criticisms in mind the book does convey some nice details about Asimov. You learn about his early childhood, where he grew up and his start in writing. You also learn about his education, first jobs, and the sad details surrounding his later years where he declined and eventually died. The author does also provide honest criticism and praise of Asimov's works. For these reasons the book isn't a complete waste but it could have been far better. (less) "

Jotrys read and liked Jake Angermeier's review of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood:

"I stole this from a buddies bookshelf for a read on a plane ride back home. I think it might be a college textbook, but I'm not all that sure. Ir-regardless, it is an excellent account of the film industry revolution during the 60's and 70's. It focu...more I stole this from a buddies bookshelf for a read on a plane ride back home. I think it might be a college textbook, but I'm not all that sure. Ir-regardless, it is an excellent account of the film industry revolution during the 60's and 70's. It focuses more on the directors and not the actors, which is good because most of the decent directors of that time were completely out of their minds. I find that I use this book ( yeah, I kept it) as a source of reference up to several times a week and have stoked some pretty serious arguments with film-heads due to my new found knowledge of the industry. If you want to know what a pain in the ass it was for Coppola to make " Apocalypse Now", or find trivial and pointless facts ( "Harold and Maude" was written by a pool cleaner) cool, or just like to know the back story of some of the best films ever, dig up a copy of this ( Or steal it from Adam Bailey). (less) "