Ron Andrea's Blog, page 53
November 6, 2023
Book Review: Operation Grendel by Daniel Schwabauer (five stars)
Book Review: Operation Grendel by Daniel Schwabauer (five stars) Like every journalist, I lie for a living. Superficially a rousing science fiction tale of special operations and galactic subterfuge, Grendel digs deeper into questions of autonomy and self. Schwabauer spins … Continue reading →
November 3, 2023
Book Review: The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis (four stars)
Book Review: The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis (four stars) “The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” Bill Watterson Classic Willis. Her ADD-plagued cast stumble over … Continue reading →
October 30, 2023
Book Review: No World of Their Own by Poul Anderson (four stars)
Book Review: No World of Their Own by Poul Anderson (four stars) What else could he have done? He had tried and failed. Wasn’t it enough? Planet of the Apes meets Matrix. A simple, linear adventure story focused on an … Continue reading →
October 27, 2023
Book Review: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (three stars)
Book Review: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig (three stars) The past resides inside the present, repeating, hiccupping, reminding you of all the stuff that no longer is. Engaging story of almost-immortals living among us. Timeline has more folds … Continue reading →
October 23, 2023
Book Review: News of the World by Paulette Jiles (four stars)
Book Review: News of the World by Paulette Jiles (four stars) They both looked like they had been dragged through a knothole. Excellent historical fiction. Jiles connects fictional characters and narrative to historical Reconstruction-era Texas people and places in a … Continue reading →
October 20, 2023
Book Review: Mollification for a Giant by Amberley Martin (four stars)
Book Review: Mollification for a Giant: A Fun Fairytale Adventure by Amberley Martin (four stars) “No one vexes me as much as I vex myself. Finding out that Godmother still has her claws in me has affected me in a … Continue reading →
October 18, 2023
Book Review: Veil of Doubt by Sharon Virts. (four stars)
Book Review: Veil of Doubt by Sharon Virts. (four stars) “Your task is to win. To win. And leave the rest to the courts of heaven.” Reconstruction CSI. Before Powell Harrison can defend Emily Lloyd, he must discover who she … Continue reading →
October 16, 2023
Book Review: First Principles by Thomas E. Ricks (three stars)
Book Review: First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned From the Greeks and Romans and How It Shaped Our Country by Thomas E. Ricks (three stars) “We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation … Continue reading →
October 13, 2023
Book Review: The Paris Affair by Melanie Hudson (four stars)
Book Review: The Paris Affair by Melanie Hudson (four stars) ‘Finding myself here in this place of dark depravity has, therefore, been of no surprise, because it was, ultimately, inevitable.’ Excellent historical fiction of World War Two in Paris and … Continue reading →
October 9, 2023
Book Review: Edge of Oblivion by Joshua A. Johnston (four stars)
Book Review: Edge of Oblivion (The Chronicles of Sacro #1) by Joshua A. Johnston (four stars) “For Malum to spare your finest vessel can only mean one thing—it’s telling you that nothing you have will stop it.” A competent space … Continue reading →
