Rating: 3.5 stars I had this strange idea that I’d start to read some recently written science fiction to make sure that I don’t dislike all of it because I keep harping on how much I haven’t read anything written in the last ten years (okay, more than that, but…

Rating: 4 stars This is a book that really begs to me add a lot more nuance to a rating system. It’s a good book. I’d even say quite enjoyable, but it isn’t great, especially if you think about the implications of the story (as I do towards the end…

Rating: 4.5 stars When I first realized the Friar’s Lantern was a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure, I thought it was a gimmick. And I tried to think of how an author could interact with such a medium to say something. As I read the book, I realized that it pretty much is how…

Rating: 4 stars If it weren’t obvious from the title, this is fiction and not an actual story. Or is it? I read a bit on Wikipedia and the back of the book to find out the truth (doing more than that is asking a lot from me), and it’s…

Rating: 4.5 stars It took me a long time to read Madame Bovary, around a month, and I usually read a novel-length (300 page) book in a week or two. I guess that’s the most notable thing that I’ll say about this book because everything else of substance as been…

Rating: 3.5 stars Before I start, I want to say that I only read volume 1 of Dragon’s Teeth. I’ll get around to reading volume 2 one day, but it might be after the quarantine is lifted. I have read a few other Upton Sinclair books so I know somewhat…

Rating: 2 stars I don’t know how to begin this review so I’ll tell you an anecdote. Some scammers are known to not scam the best they can. They write imperfect English and don’t make a fuss of trying to make themselves look too legitimate. That’s because they’re targeting a…

Rating: 5 stars I’m taking a break from reading for awhile or something so I decided my last book would be Maus. Undoubtedly you’ve heard of Maus, given how it was published in its entirety by 1991 for the second volume and 1986 for the first one. The individual pieces…

Rating: 3.5 stars I re-read V because I’d recently re-read Watchmen and wanted to re-read some comic books to see how they’ve aged now that I’m better read and more perspicacious (such as being able to use the word perspicacious). If you think of ever watching the movie (2006), don’t.…

Rating: 5 stars When I started We, I was reminded much of Nadja by André Breton. Both written around the same time, they are hard to read. In fact, I never finished Nadja. Reading We was often a slog, and I don’t blame the translator whatsoever. I think it was…