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I like historical fiction, subtly supernatural books, occasional fantasy and sci-fi, and reading to my grade-school son.
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Ben finished reading Extreme ownership by Jocko Willink
Jocko Willink and Leif Babin served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly …
Ben rated Murder on the Orient Express Poirot Paperback Agatha Christie: 3 stars
Ben rated The Rosie Project: 5 stars
The Rosie Project by Graeme C. Simsion, Graeme Simsion, Graeme (australia) Simsion
THE ART OF LOVE IS NEVER A SCIENCE
MEET DON TILLMAN, a brilliant yet socially challenged professor of genetics, who’s …
Ben finished reading The Rosie Project by Graeme C. Simsion
THE ART OF LOVE IS NEVER A SCIENCE
MEET DON TILLMAN, a brilliant yet socially …
Loved it. I saw a lot of myself in Don.
Ben reviewed American Gods (American Gods, #1) by Neil Gaiman
American Gods (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is …
Good but long
4 stars
I read the 10th anniversary edition, which is longer than the original. It seemed a little slow at times and I think the original edition might be better.
Ben finished reading Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Words of Radiance, …
Great read, but after three long novels I'm going to mix it up before the fourth one!
Ben reviewed Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #2)
The eagerly awaited sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Way of Kings.
Six …
Enjoy a Long Read
5 stars
Great read. If you liked The Way of Kings, you'll like this too. It's a long one.
Ben reviewed Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere is the companion novelisation written by English author Neil Gaiman of the television serial …
Great Pacing
5 stars
It kept me going from start to end. Whimsical and fun.
Ben reviewed The Memory Police by 小川洋子
**2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, …
Nicely Written
2 stars
This was well-written and I cared about the characters, but the broader theme could have used more.
Ben wants to read IQ84 by Mike Dickenson
Recommended by a friend.
Ben finished reading The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials, #1)
Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. …
A team effort. My eight-year-old read this partly on his own, and my wife and I read other parts. There was a gory scene, just an FYI, but he really enjoyed the book and went straight to the sequel.
Ben started reading The Memory Police by 小川洋子
**2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST
A haunting Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, …
I'm reading the English edition.
Ben finished reading The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one …
Great read! Long but worth it all the way.
Ben finished reading Disclosure by Michael Crichton
A brutal struggle in the cutthroat computer industry...A shattering psychological game of cat and mouse...A …
A coworker recommended this and lent it to me. It was not something I'd usually read and a good change of pace.