Tev
Rife with typos and somewhat amateurish writing, but a great story and winning personality make it well worth a read. Illustrations are messed up in the Kindle version.
The Odd Thomas world is not quite real, but close. However this book veers away from reality, turning it into a sci-fi universe.
The first book was great, the second book was still pretty good, but this third book didn't work for me. The story itself was ok, the writing was good, but it just felt out of place with what was established for the world in the first two books.
I don't know if I'll bother with the 4th book or the rest of the series.
The first book is the best one, maybe Koontz should have quit while he was ahead.
Aliens come to Earth, and seem to solve all humanity's problems... but what are their true motivations?
An interesting utopian vision, some very deep philosophical musings on the purpose of life, and an ending I found very moving.
A simple and moving story of a father and son trying to get from point A to point B in a post-apocalyptic world. The punctuation and structure of the text itself has a bleak and razed feel, abbreviations and quotations burned away.
It's a quick read. Somewhat depressing, since it's about the world after it has ended, but well worth reading.
An odd little tale of a seeming simpleton who is not stupid but is a pawn in a bizarre plot.
Neil Gaiman makes an assortment of stories from mythology his own with his own telling. Very enjoyable, as if you are sitting around a fire and ask “Neil, tell me a story,” and he does.
Well written and great insight into apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, as well as a portrait of his mother who worked around it.
A good mystery. The first half of the book is slow but then picks up speed. I like a mystery where enough information is presented that the reader can puzzle it out themselves, yet not so obvious that the characters look stupid for not seeing it. I was able to figure out most of it along the way, but some of my guesses were wrong, so this book seems to have hit that balance nicely.
An interesting examination of “historicity” and “authenticity” of artifacts, in the context of an alternate timeline where America lost WWII.
Ok, not as good as previous Freakanomics books. Felt rather short. Tries to go into methodology but doesn't go deep enough, instead more time is spent on stories.
