Monthly Archives: August 2014

Year Zero by Rob Reid

Posted on 2014-08-31 by Dave

Year Zero     Rob Reid       2014-08-25       2014-08-31       ***1/2 2014-09-01: Funny in parts, annoying in parts, plenty of skippable paragraphs. Not bad.  

Posted in Reading | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Year Zero by Rob Reid

The Mocking Dead Volume 1 by Fred Van Lente

Posted on 2014-08-29 by Dave

The Mocking Dead Volume 1 Fred Van Lente 2014-08-28 2014-08-29 **1/2 2014-09-01: meh. A slight variation on the zombie story.  Some mild humor but over nothing too interesting.  

Posted in Reading | Tagged , , | Comments Off on The Mocking Dead Volume 1 by Fred Van Lente

The Gentleman Who Did Not Like Guns #1 – Chile Con Carnage

Posted on 2014-08-28 by Dave

The Gentleman Who Did Not Like Guns #1 – Chile Con Carnage      Lupano*Salomone       2014-08-28     2014-08-28     **1/2 2014-09-07: The title and cover implied humor and someone trying to avoid violence.  Instead it … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Gentleman Who Did Not Like Guns #1 – Chile Con Carnage

The Martian by Andy Weir

Posted on 2014-08-24 by Dave

The Martian      Andy Weir       2014-08-20      2014-08-24      ***1/2 2014-08-22: Good stuff, very amusing. I’m not sure I buy Mark’s total casualness about his situation. 2014-08-25: Quite good. I both liked and disliked … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Martian by Andy Weir

Brisk Money by Adam Christopher

Posted on 2014-08-19 by Dave

Brisk Money Adam Christopher 2014-08-18 2014-08-19 **1/2 2014-08-22: Enjoyable. A bit predictable.

Posted in Reading | Tagged , | Comments Off on Brisk Money by Adam Christopher

It’s About Squirrels Lynn Abbey

Posted on 2014-08-18 by Dave

It’s About Squirrels Lynn Abbey 2014-08-18 2014-08-18 **1/2 2014-08-18: Amusing short story.  

Posted in Reading | Tagged , , | Comments Off on It’s About Squirrels Lynn Abbey

Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology

Posted on 2014-08-18 by Dave

Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology     Brandon Sanderson, et al     2014-08-15         in-progess     in-progess 2014-08-18: I started listening to Writing Excuses because they were on the Hugo ballot and I’ve quite enjoyed the podcast.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology

The Things that Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away by Cory Doctorow

Posted on 2014-08-15 by Dave

The Things that Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away     Cory Doctorow     2014-08-14     2014-08-15     ** 2014-08-15: Meh. Didn’t have anything to do with the song. Very bleak and hopeless.  

Posted in Reading | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Things that Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away by Cory Doctorow

Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone

Posted on 2014-08-14 by Dave

Two Serpents Rise     Max Gladstone     2014-08-08     2014-08-14     *** 2014-08-13: Reading regularly but holy crap this is long. Moon Reader says I still have 13 hours to go. Got my Calibre-server working again. Yay! 2014-08-14: It’s starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Reading | Tagged | Comments Off on Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone

The Maker of Universes by Philip José Farmer

Posted on 2014-08-08 by Dave

The Maker of Universes     Philip José Farmer     2014-08-05     2014-08-08     *** 2014-08-09: Pretty good given when it was written.  

Posted in Reading | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Maker of Universes by Philip José Farmer