The tech is hot, the corruption is rampant, and the grit doesn't wash off easy. Richard K. Morgan's Thin Air is a fast-paced scifi thriller set on the 4th planet from the sun. Hakan Veil has an issue with his physiology: his mech-infused body needs to sleep four out of twelve months of the year,... Continue Reading →
Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game by Rob Neyer
I write this review on the night my Oakland A’s clinch a berth in the 2018 playoffs. Yes, MY Oakland A’s. My father made that decision for me. He said it was easier to drive from Marin County across the Richmond - San Rafael bridge to Oakland than over the Golden Gate and through San... Continue Reading →
Personal Challenge. Completed.
I challenged myself to write 50 posts in 50 days, and yesterday's review of Galbraith's Lethal White was the last. Because some have asked, here's an explanation: No. I didn't read 50 books in 50 days. Several of the books I had read before I started blogging; I just wrote up small reviews for those.... Continue Reading →
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (Mini Review)
I have two auto-buy thriller series going right now: Galbraith's Cormoran Strike series and Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series. Both get gritty and have well-layered plots. Their protagonists have interesting backstories and there are enough books in each series that you really feel like you know the characters well, especially the supporting ones. One big... Continue Reading →
The Best Children’s Books to Read with KIDS!
I spend a lot of time making a lap and having my kids sit in it. My son says, "Read! READ AGAIN!" So, I have to stash some books within arm's reach that won't be too bad to read several times in a row. Here's a list of my top 5. Good Night Gorilla: Put... Continue Reading →