Behind Blue Eyes

Minority Report by Philip K. Dick My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fantastic short story from Philip K. Dick. I was actually surprised at how much I liked this, as I'm not normally a huge reader of short stories and I know Tom Cruise was in the movie adaptation. But it was very engaging and quick paced. I'll need to read more of his shorts, if this is any indication of the quality. Who would have expected the short story from Philip K. Dick to be so good? While I did see that climax coming, it was still very satisfying. View all my reviews

Hollow World by Michael J. Sullivan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I received a free eARC copy of this book from NetGalley. ...and I also bought a paperback from the author's website, because I enjoy and collect his work. ...and this is a great addition to that collection! First off, I'll say that I did not like it quite as much as Sullivan's Riyria books, but that's more from genre-preference than any issues with this book. This book is certainly a fine celebration of H.G. Wells' The Time Machine , as well as being a seriously good novel in its own right. As the author admits in his introduction, his work is more fiction than science, as he uses fantastical methods of achieving his time travel method and the future world that's encountered there, in Hollow World. But at the same time, there's some real plausibility to it. I mean, suspending a little disbelief and it all falls into place nicely. Whether or not this ever could happen, it's explained well and

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie My rating: 1 of 5 stars Chucked at 10%. I should have known better. How many times have I seen all those awards listed in a blurb and been suckered into trying a book? I'm just not doing it. Maybe it gets better, but no. I'm not getting trapped into losing a couple of months of my life because I'm determined to finish a China Miéville/Gene Wolfe-type experience. Maybe I'm not smart enough to grasp this genre. Or more likely, I just don't give a damn. View all my reviews

Hunt the Wolf: A SEAL Team Six Novel by Don Mann My rating: 3 of 5 stars I received a free ebook of this novel from NetGalley. Now this was a nice break from everything. An espionage/action/adventure that was quickly paced and well developed. The writing itself wasn't spectacular, but it was solid. The characters are interesting, though I'd like to see them drawn out a bit more. Perhaps in future books in the series. It was a bit pro-military-rah-rah, but that's to be expected when one of the co-authors was a SEAL himself. And that's fine; it was appropriate here. I'm ex-military myself, so it's refreshing to see that patriotism and pride in service still exists out there. I do think this would make for a cool TV series, if done right. I'm certainly interested in reading more of the books. View all my reviews

Dumbledore's Army Reunites at Quidditch World Cup Final by J. K. Rowling My rating: 4 of 5 stars Sure, why not? I mean, I'd like to see a sequel as well as the next Potterhead. View all my reviews