Category: Review

March 15, 2021

The End of All Things Review

Title: The End of All Things Author: John Scalzi Date Purchased: 2/12/2017 Price Paid: $3.17 Date Finished: 3/14/2017 Rating: 4/5 Now that I’ve finally finished the Old Man’s War series, I’m left wondering if I would have felt the same about these books had I read them all at once. I have a recollection of loving the first book and quite enjoying the second, which […]

March 13, 2021

The Human Division Review

Title: The Human Division Author: John Scalzi Date Purchased: 2/12/2017 Price Paid: $3.17 Date Finished: 3/9/2021 Rating: 4/5 As I progress through this project, I’m learning a lot about myself and my reading. In a recent post I spoke about how I now realize that I enjoy science fiction way more than I thought I did. I really get engrossed in the stories and something […]

March 7, 2021

Zoë’s Tale Review

Title: Zoë’s Tale Author: John Scalzi Date Purchased: 2/12/2017 Price Paid: $3.17 Date Finished: 3/4/2021 Rating: 3/5 The idea of telling a story twice from two different points of view is one that’s been stuck in my brain for a long time. As a teenager I worked at a record store and one of my coworkers was constantly jotting down ideas in a book. One […]

March 3, 2021

The Last Colony Review

Title: The Last Colony Author: John Scalzi Date Purchased: 2/11/2017 Price Paid: $3.17 Date Finished: 2/28/2021 Rating: 4/5 It’s interesting how a project like this can uncover things that, for whatever reason, just never quite surfaces in a person’s consciousness. While I could be talking about my book buying habits or the fact that once I start a series I need to finish it, I’m […]

February 28, 2021

Dragon of Ash & Stars Review

Title: Dragon of Ash & StarsAuthor: H. Leighton DicksonDate Purchased: 8/14/2016Price Paid: $0.00Date Finished: 2/25/2021Rating: 3/5 I don’t always remember why I purchased a book, and I don’t specifically remember with this one either. However, when I read the summary prior to diving in I thought that it sounded like a neat concept. A story about a dragon, told from the dragon’s perspective, in an […]

February 24, 2021

Gone Girl Review

Title: Gone GirlAuthor: Gillian FlynnDate Purchased: 4/23/16Price Paid: $5.34Date Finished: 2/21/21Rating: 4/5 I’ve read a lot of books in my life, and I’ve seen a lot of movies. As you might imagine, some of the movies I’ve seen were based on, or adaptations of, books that I’ve read. The “was the book better than the movie” debate is one that I’ve engaged in many times. […]