Book Review: Hillbilly Elegy — by J.D. Vance
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance My rating: 3 of 5 stars I had heard of Hillbilly Elegy during JD Vance’s first…
Book Review: Turtles All The Way Down — by John Green
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green My rating: 4 of 5 stars Despite being a middle-aged male and totally not who his books are written for, I truly…
Book Review: James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal
James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal by Andy Weir My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fun take on the ACD Universe I truly enjoy Andy Weir and this was a fun listen.…
Book Review: Immortality, Inc. — by Robert Sheckley
Immortality, Inc. by Robert Sheckley My rating: 4 of 5 stars The topic and writing were both intriguing. But I felt the story got bogged down at times. I didn’t…
Book Review: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood — by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading through the reviews, I was convinced that there must have been…
Book Review: Hiroshima — John Hersey
Hiroshima by John Hersey My rating: 4 of 5 stars Listening to this book, you can tell that it was an anthology that was later stitched together. But Hersey did…
Book Review: Survivor — by Chuck Palahniuk
Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk My rating: 3 of 5 stars Another reviewer said something to the effect of not being able to relate to the main character and I thought…
Book Review: The Book of Common Fallacies — by Philip Ward
The Book of Common Fallacies: Falsehoods, Misconceptions, Flawed Facts, and Half-Truths That Are Ruining Your Life by Philip Ward My rating: 1 of 5 stars Just as “common sense” and…
Book Review: 1984 — by George Orwell
1984 by George Orwell My rating: 4 of 5 stars Having read 1984 before, it was nice to be able to compare and contrast the narrator’s inflections and voices with…
Book Review: Animal Farm — by George Orwell
Animal Farm by George Orwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Having read Animal Farm before, I knew the book. But it’s one of those books that it’s always good…