"A narrative of the author's battle with Parkinson's disease. Traces the author's journey through depression, …
Review of 'My degeneration' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I still think about this book a lot. It taught me a lot of factual stuff about the disease, and taught me a lot of empathy for those struggling with it.
For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon—a …
Review of 'Feed' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The performance and production of the audiobook was much better than the actual story itself. A lot of the complaints I see here on GR are about the lingo and slang and how the kids talk. And I bet that could indeed be a bit difficult to read in print. But the narrator did a superb job of reading it for you and making it seem natural.
At first I kept distracting myself by focusing on how the relationship between Titus and Violet seems forced and convenient, like it's only here to drive the plot.
But then I was like, man, what do you really want here, self? It's a 300 page YA sci-fi political-techno satire thingie. It is OKAY for that particular driver of the plot to exist as an obvious plot driver. Shaddup and enjoy your damn book.
Let it be what it is.
and that's how I …
The performance and production of the audiobook was much better than the actual story itself. A lot of the complaints I see here on GR are about the lingo and slang and how the kids talk. And I bet that could indeed be a bit difficult to read in print. But the narrator did a superb job of reading it for you and making it seem natural.
At first I kept distracting myself by focusing on how the relationship between Titus and Violet seems forced and convenient, like it's only here to drive the plot.
But then I was like, man, what do you really want here, self? It's a 300 page YA sci-fi political-techno satire thingie. It is OKAY for that particular driver of the plot to exist as an obvious plot driver. Shaddup and enjoy your damn book.
Let it be what it is.
and that's how I learned to stop worrying and enjoy the dystopia.
Docking a star because of typos and grammatical errors.
Grrrreat book though! Definitely set up to be the first of a long series. Otherwise I'd be confused at the appearance of characters such as The Bard and The Thief. They're obviously poised to take the lead in their own respective volumes.
"Doomsday, Superman's deadliest villain, returns from the Phantom Zone with only one purpose, the death …
Review of 'Superman - Action Comics' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
So we were talking about Superman, and my friends were like "Superman is lame and anyone who thinks otherwise offends me" and so I got to talk about how good Superman can be really so very good. Because you can't write physical challenges for Supes, the best stories about him are about morality and humanity and belonging, and what it means to be good and to be a person.
And yeah. This one is all of that.
Thanks to my buddy Shannon for giving me this comic after that discussion.
From Kamala Harris, one of America's most inspiring political leaders and Joe Biden’s pick for …
Review of 'The Truths We Hold' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I was okay. I mean, I'd definitely vote for her.
I was emotionally invested in the parts that were human or personal, and I was hoping for more of that. A little more memoir and a little less campaign platform.