Tag Archives: book reviews

Book Review: Raven Stratagem (3.5 Stars)

Posted on June 4, 2018 by mossjon314159

Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee Published: June 13, 2017 by Solaris Books Read: May/June 2018 2017 GoodReads Choice Nominee for Science Fiction 2018 Best Novel Hugo Finalist Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars This time last year I was … Continue reading →

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Zen for the Ages

Posted on May 17, 2017 by mossjon314159

My uncle recently read and reviewed the late Robert Pirsig’s seminal Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.  I’ve added this book to my ever growing list of philosophy-related to-be-read pile.  For more of Ron’s insightful review, please proceed to … Continue reading →

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You Bet Your Life

Posted on May 14, 2017 by mossjon314159

Goodreads Synopsis:  An instructive and entertaining book that addresses basic life questions. Relating numerous personal anecdotes, incorporating, intriguing material from the films of Woody Allen and the journals of Leo Tolstoy, and using the writings of the seventeenth-century genius Blaise … Continue reading →

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Best Novel Nominees Reading Update

Posted on July 4, 2016 by mossjon314159

Yesterday I finished the fourth Best Novel (2016 Hugo Awards) nominee out of five.  Butcher’s Aeronaut’s Windlass surprised me.  I’ve previously read selections from his Dresden Files and from the Codex Alera series, but this novel, the first in his … Continue reading →

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Best Novel Hugo Nominees: Two Down, Two To Go

Posted on June 23, 2016 by mossjon314159

This week, I finished two (2) of the five (5) nominees for this year’s Best Novel Hugo Award.  I started a third one immediately, which leaves me just one left after that. I enjoyed reading Uprooted by Naomi Novik until … Continue reading →

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Book Review: American Tumbleweeds by Elva (4 stars)

Posted on April 3, 2016 by mossjon314159

Excellent book review posted on my uncle’s blog: Book Review: American Tumbleweeds by Marta Elva Four Stars “Tragedy of condemning children to the consequences of their parents’ deeds.” Compelling and heart breaking. An already-fragile family rips apart in the border-straddling … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (Four Stars)

Posted on April 3, 2015 by mossjon314159

Originally posted on As a Matter of Fancy:
Book Review: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Four Stars out of Five A 1990 memoir about Vietnam. A memoir is kind of true and kind of a lie. Boring parts…

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Book Review: Clash of Eagles by Smale (3.5 stars)

Posted on March 19, 2015 by mossjon314159

Clash of Eagles by Alan Smale 3.5 to 4 stars Good but not great. As other reviewer(s) have noted, this ends up being a one-man show almost exclusively – Marcellinus, the Praetor of the XXXIII Legion, marching west across the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Judy by Lewis (3.5 stars)

Posted on November 26, 2014 by mossjon314159

Judy: A Dog in a Million by Damien Lewis 3.5 to 4 stars out of 5 stars Read in late November 2014 Publisher’s Synopsis: British bestselling author Damien Lewis is an award-winning journalist who has spent twenty years reporting from … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sword of Michael by Wynne (2.5 Stars)

Posted on November 15, 2014 by mossjon314159

The Sword of Michael by Marcus Wynne 2 to 2.5 out of 5 stars Publisher’s Synopsis: Marius Winter doesn’t walk the road of the shaman-warrior alone. He has powerful allies in the Other Realms and in ordinary reality. His spirit … Continue reading →

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