( #StrainTrilogy, #vampires ) The Night Eternal is the final book in a vampire trilogy by author Chuck Hogan and director Guillermo Del Toro. You would think Vampires and Del Toro would equal awesome, not so much. The first book was decent but got into Jerry Bruckheimer territory towards the end (explosions, catch phrases, etc). […]
Read More Book Review: The Night Eternal (Strain Trilogy)( #WaterForElephants, #SaraGruen ) I finished reading “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen a few nights ago and decided to share my thoughts. Who doesn’t love the circus? Animals, peanuts, drunk little people. Writer Sara Gruen picked this fertile backdrop to tell a love story and it was a good choice because I hate reading […]
Read More Book Review: Water for Elephants( #Robopocalypse, @danielwilsonpdx) I recently finished reading the book Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson and here are my thoughts about it. If you can’t figure it out by the title, Robopocalypse is a fictional story about machines and robots gaining a collective sentience and turning against humans. Slightly less horrific than the opening scenes in […]
Read More Book Review: Robopocalypse( #EndersGame, #OrsonScottCard ) I know I have been doing quite a few book reviews lately, but that is how I have been spending my time… I think reading is better than watching TV. This post reviews four books by Orson Scott Card known as “Ender’s Saga”. Ender’s Game The first book in the series […]
Read More Book Review: Ender’s Saga( #ErikLarson, #InTheGardenOfBeasts ) A few months ago, I heard that Erik Larson had a new book coming out about the Nazis and I was excited to read whatever story he uncovered. I purchased “In the Garden of Beasts” two weeks ago to load up on vacation reading. I managed to get through the book […]
Read More Book Review: In the Garden of Beasts