To Write As If Already Dead – Kate Zabreno
While this book is supposed to be a look at the life of Hervé Guibert, I have no idea who that is or his significance to the literary world, which is notable according to the book. What stuck out to me in this book is the critique of motherhood and the failings of the US…
Genre: Literory CriticismStyle: Non-fiction
Eat that Frog – Brian Tracy
This book is all about doing the hardest thing in your day first so that if you don’t get to much else, at least you’ve got the hardest things done. While I felt it was a rehash of many of the ideas I’ve read about in productivity books, there are a few new ideas and…
Genre: ProductivityStyle: Non-fiction
Against Creativity – Oli Mould
In Against Creativity, Oli Mould, takes a critical look at the creativity the world wants to push on us. Your boss cuts funding and says that you need to be “creative” to provide the same level of service with half the employees. What they really mean is you should work extra hours for the same…
Style: Non-fiction
Saving Time – Jenny Odell
This is Jenny Odells attempt to make sense of time outside of how capitalism tells us we should view time, the relentless pursuit of productivity at the expense of inhabiting the life around us. This is much more a philosophical book than practical one. Jenny offers little advice on how to break out of working…
Style: Non-fiction
The Emporer’s Soul – Brandon Sanderson
In this peak at the Cosmere we follow a Forger (criminal) as they try to learn about the Emporer and recreate his soul after an attempted assassination that has left him with few wits. With a 100 day timeline for a 2 year project she learns about the Emporer, while avoiding the political attempts on…
Genre: FantasyStyle: Fiction
Iredeemable Omnibus – Mark Waid
What if Superman learned that once you made one mistake you were iredeemable? What if his earth parents tossed him to the side when he made a mistake? What if all these events made him ride a knife’s edge trying to be good, only to finally show you how bad he could be once he…
Genre: ComicStyle: Fiction
Empire of Silence – Christopher Ruocchico
Empire of Silence is the notes of a world destroying warrior reflecting on what really happened to put him in the position to destroy a massive part of the universe. Hadrian doesn’t start out as a hero, he’s running from family obligations which takes him from the pinnacle of society to the streets to fighting…
Genre: Science FictionStyle: Fiction
Visitors – Orson Scott Card
Rigg and his group of friends continue to be manipulated by humanoid mice, Expendables (robots), Ram Odin, and many other people as they try to race to save the planet Garden from the “Visitors”. While they initially think that the Visitors are from Earth, who initially sent the colony out, they are mistaken and then…
Genre: Science FictionStyle: Fiction
Ruins – Orson Scott Card
In Pathhfinder we watched Rigg get control of the walls and the ships that brought settlers to Garden but just because he has control of the ships and the robots, doesn’t mean he’s out of danger. Now Rigg and his friends have to navigate the Expendables (robots) who tell the truth, but not always all…
Genre: Science FictionStyle: Fiction
Pathfinder – Orson Scott Card
Rigg thinks he’s a simple trapper and wondered why his father made him learn so much about finance and government, but this training has prepared him for the world he’s going to get thrust into. Join Rigg, Umbo, Loaf and Param on a time hopping journey. Purchase Pathfinder and support a local bookstore Purchase Pathfinder…
Genre: Science FictionStyle: Fiction