Category Archives: Books
The Original Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton
I saw the movie when I was a kid, much to the later amusement of my mother as she would recount, so many times, how my candy went flying to the other side of the theater when I experienced my … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #444: Become More
“You claim to be a scholar, but where are your discoveries?” – Gavilar Kholin, The Rhythm of War The Stormlight Archive, by Brandon Sanderson The exact circumstances surrounding this quote are a bit complex. Suffice to say that the man … Continue reading
The Malcontents, by Larry Correia
Going through my To Read pile often goes alphabetically according to the author. Thus, not long after reading Gun Runner, I read Larry Correia’s duology, The Malcontents, consisting of Into the Storm and Into the Wild. The first one might have been better … Continue reading
Book Review: Gun Runner
“What’s cool?” The genesis of Gun Runner, by Larry Correia and John Brown, begins with that question. They insist that they asked it throughout the creation of this novel, and it shows. This might not be the ripest or highest-hanging fruit … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #439: It’s OK to Be Human
“It’s fine to not be the invincible hero sometimes.” – Mr. Lin Jie, I’m Really Not the Demon God’s Lackey The exact circumstances surrounding this quote are a little complicated. For simplicity, I shall just say that he is speaking to … Continue reading
I’m Really Not the Demon God’s Lackey (or is he?)
I recently came across a video on YouTube which briefly detailed the events of the first two chapters of a manga. It amused and intrigued me, and so I poked around the internet a bit to find an online – … Continue reading
Series Review: Keeper Origins, by JA Andrews
One may have noticed that it’s been quite some time since I reviewed anything other than anime. There are reasons for this, but the lack of book reviews, in particular, has been because I have been working my way through The … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #432: Fear is Fear
“Each person bears a fear which is special to him. One man fears a close space and another man fears drowning; each laughs at the other and calls him stupid. Thus fear is only a preference, to be counted the … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #431: Belief is Contagious
“I have discovered that if all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief.” – Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Eaters of the Dead By Michael Crichton Ahmad makes this observation as, according … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #426: Sacrifice is Difficult
“It wouldn’t be much of a sacrifice if it wasn’t difficult, now would it?” – Sir Lieutenant Hugh Madigan, Into the Storm The Malcontents, by Larry Correia The exact context of this quote involves a sermon which one of Madigan’s … Continue reading
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