Ben finished reading Extreme ownership by Jocko Willink
Jocko Willink and Leif Babin served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly …
Great leadership principles. Take ownership (responsibility) of everything around you.
Reviews and Comments
I like historical fiction, subtly supernatural books, occasional fantasy and sci-fi, and reading to my grade-school son.
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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, …
Ben finished reading The Rosie Project by Graeme C. Simsion
THE ART OF LOVE IS NEVER A SCIENCE
MEET DON TILLMAN, a brilliant yet …
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!
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.
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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.
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 …
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 …
I'm reading the English edition.
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.
A coworker recommended this and lent it to me. It was not something I'd usually read and a good change of pace.
Ben started reading Terrible Two Get Worse by Jory John
My son's reading this.
My son's reading this.