I'm from Ottawa, Canada. My interests include genealogy, technology (VR, linux, Xbox, 3D printing), and reading (sci-fi, fantasy, history, adventure, mystery).
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When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.
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The 1950 discovery of four bodies inside a sunken steam locomotive in a Montana lake …
Poorly written but quite exciting. The writing style was close to Eric Flint's 1632 (another book I enjoyed that wasn't terribly well-written). I might read another Cussler book.
Poorly written but quite exciting. The writing style was close to Eric Flint's 1632 (another book I enjoyed that wasn't terribly well-written). I might read another Cussler book.
I’ve lost it. :( The only thing in the world I wasn’t supposed to lose. …
I wanted to read something light after two murder mysteries. It was a great choice. It was a lot of fun and I really couldn't put it down. I always thought that Sophie Kinsella's stuff wouldn't appeal to guys, but I was wrong. It is packed with humour. I plan on reading more.
I wanted to read something light after two murder mysteries. It was a great choice. It was a lot of fun and I really couldn't put it down. I always thought that Sophie Kinsella's stuff wouldn't appeal to guys, but I was wrong. It is packed with humour. I plan on reading more.
"Late summer, 1940: England is at war, still reeling from the disastrous defeat at Dunkirk. …
This turned from a 4 star to a 5 star with the last quarter of the book to go. I don't enter to spoil anything, so I will not go into details.
This turned from a 4 star to a 5 star with the last quarter of the book to go. I don't enter to spoil anything, so I will not go into details.
Set in Hollywood, Paris, Bordeaux, and Marseille, Peter Mayle's newest and most delightful novel is …
I hated the two-dimensional, stereotypical wine snob characters. Barely three stars.
I hated the two-dimensional, stereotypical wine snob characters. Barely three stars.
Graphic novel adaptation
"Propelled by a local tragedy, in which an oil rig sinks in a violent storm off the coast of Newfoundland, …
Jian Gomeshi uses music as a platform for his memoir about a pivotal year in …
My feelings as I am 75 pages in:
This is so difficult for me to say. Jian Ghomeshi, Canada's greatest interviewer, cannot write well. Maybe that's not true. It seems like he really just phoned it in. He starts multiple sentences in nearly each paragraph with "And", includes so far about 10 lists, and repeats things over and over. Quality-wise, it seems like a grade eight class report.
I feel that Jian could really write an insightful, moving book if only he tried. 1982 would have been better as an essay or serialized story for a magazine (with 200 pages chopped off).
I think about giving up every so often (especially when I see those damn lists!), but I love Jian as a radio personality so much that I am really trying to stick it out.
Edit: I got to page 145. Just after the bit where he explained what …
My feelings as I am 75 pages in:
This is so difficult for me to say. Jian Ghomeshi, Canada's greatest interviewer, cannot write well. Maybe that's not true. It seems like he really just phoned it in. He starts multiple sentences in nearly each paragraph with "And", includes so far about 10 lists, and repeats things over and over. Quality-wise, it seems like a grade eight class report.
I feel that Jian could really write an insightful, moving book if only he tried. 1982 would have been better as an essay or serialized story for a magazine (with 200 pages chopped off).
I think about giving up every so often (especially when I see those damn lists!), but I love Jian as a radio personality so much that I am really trying to stick it out.
Edit: I got to page 145. Just after the bit where he explained what Niagara Falls is. I'm sorry Jian, but I couldn't finish your book. I did skip to the final chapter and it was great. I wish the rest of the book was like this. Unfortunately, the book was planned terribly. Who is the target market for this? He explained what earbuds were. Who is alive today that doesn't know what earbuds are? I am so disappointed in this annoying book. I will stick to listening to Jian on the radio.
A young man and his brother set out on a journey to find the magical …
Extremely enjoyable! This is a great adventure with some very memorable characters. Despite what others have said, it is a very different story and atmosphere than in Tolkien's books.
Extremely enjoyable! This is a great adventure with some very memorable characters. Despite what others have said, it is a very different story and atmosphere than in Tolkien's books.
The novels of the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and non-stop fun. Storm Front is Jim …
"The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan …
Continuador de la tradición del cuento de terror, H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) innovó el género con aportaciones procedentes de una …
John Scalzi channels Robert Heinlein (including a wry sense of humor) in a novel about …
Mindblowing! I fell in love with this book immediately. It is not your typical story - it doesn't flow, it is a collection of flashes that tell the story. I must read more Scalzi. Not too quickly, though, I don't want to run out!
Mindblowing! I fell in love with this book immediately. It is not your typical story - it doesn't flow, it is a collection of flashes that tell the story. I must read more Scalzi. Not too quickly, though, I don't want to run out!
Unrepentant book thief John Charles Gilkey has stolen a fortune in rare books from around the county. Yet unlike most …
