Rating: 3 stars I’ve decided to start my book reviews with basically a summary of the book (in flattering or not terms). The book is told from various points of view (I’m not gonna get into it, but it starts first person, goes to third person, back, then finishes in…

TL;DR: Marvel’s whole universe, though it may seem diverse, is extremely homogenous because it all comes down to the argument of cogito ergo valeo, humans have definitive proof of the afterlife and are welcome to it because they are capable of thought. The whole story: Hey, I wanna start this…

Rating: 4.5 stars Before I begin, I want to immediately say that the book cover for Lucy's Legacy is amazing. It is simple, elegant and fits within the story. So as some of you know (whoever bothers reading these reviews in the first place, I sympathize for you), I’ve been…

A warning before you start: this is a bit off-the-cuff and not well thought through. Also I didn't check for typos, and, like always, my use of commas and such is abysmal. Caveat emptor (as if you'd pay to read this)! I hold off on posting too many things in…

Dear readers, For those of you who didn't study Ancient Greek, it's somewhat of a tradition to spend a humongous amount of time talking about the opening paragraph of the Odyssey. I envy you, really, because you didn't waste countless hours on this endeavor. But it's what I want to…

Rating: 4 stars An interesting story about British expats and their relationship (if any) to Zimbabwe that kinda failed to deliver The long: The Death of Rex Nhongo’s title seems to be about an important man in Zimbabwe, but his death isn’t that important to the rest of the book.…

Rating: 4 stars The short: A well written horror book that gets the reader through quickly but contains some unnecessary elements The long: I want to start by saying how much I enjoyed the writing and the pacing in the book. I think it’s undersold, but I used to watch…

Rating: 4.5 stars The short: A quick, enjoyable (and somewhat superficial) book rooted in the post-war Jewish culture in Toledo The long: I don’t have much to say, to be honest. I had a good time reading the book, practically a relaxing experience during this week (all of them seem…

Rating: 4 stars The short: A little rough of a beginning but a great follow-through. The long: When I first cracked open the book and went through the first few pages, I was ready to slam it closed and go onto something else. There were a few sentences that annoyed…

Rating: 4 stars The short: A quick-moving book in a decently well thought-out world, but it fails to live up to expectations. Long: Before I begin, I chose this book because it was either the winner or runner up of a Sci-Fi award, and I had pretty high expectations coming…