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signalnine rated Shadow of the Hegemon (Ender's Shadow, #2): 4 stars

Orson Scott Card: Shadow of the Hegemon (Ender's Shadow, #2) (2001)

Shadow of the Hegemon (Ender's Shadow, #2) by Orson Scott Card

Shadow of the Hegemon (2000) is a science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card, the second novel in …

signalnine rated A Wrinkle in Time: 4 stars

Madeleine L'Engle: A Wrinkle in Time (1973)

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time is a young adult novel written by American author Madeleine L'Engle. First published in 1962, the …

signalnine rated Scientific Progress Goes "Boink": 5 stars

Bill Watterson: Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" (1991)

Scientific Progress Goes "Boink" by Bill Watterson

signalnine rated Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat: 5 stars

Bill Watterson: Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat (1994)

Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat by Bill Watterson

signalnine rated Something Under the Bed Is Drooling: 5 stars

Bill Watterson: Something Under the Bed Is Drooling (Hardcover, 1999, Tandem Library)

Something Under the Bed Is Drooling by Bill Watterson

"Be good to yourself: Buy a copy of this Calvin and Hobbes cartoon book. If you don't laugh out loud …

signalnine reviewed Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

Connie Willis: Doomsday Book (1993, Bantam Books)

Somewhere in the future, ordinary history students must travel back in time as part of …

Review of 'Doomsday Book' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

Connie Willis sucks at predicting the future, that much is clear. Time travel in 2048 but no internet or cell phones? Nigga, please. Luddites unfamiliar with current technology don't really have any business writing science fiction, but that aside the pacing was beyond terrible and the dialogue idiotic. I'm kind of sad that I bought the Kindle edition because I can't get the catharsis of tearing this book in two and throwing it in the trash.

signalnine rated The Windup Girl: 4 stars

Paolo Bacigalupi: The Windup Girl (2009, Nightshade Books)

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

What Happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces humanity to the …

signalnine rated Back on the Street: 5 stars

Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson: Back on the Street (2009)

Back on the Street by Warren Ellis, Darick Robertson

signalnine reviewed Cooking by Hand by Paul Bertolli

Paul Bertolli: Cooking by Hand (2003, Clarkson Potter)

A collection of more than one hundred recipes by the chef of Oliveto Restaurant is …

Review of 'Cooking by Hand' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Probably on of my favorite books on the culinary arts. Beautifully written and great philosophy-of-cooking kind of stuff. Inspirational and educational at the same time.

signalnine reviewed Momofuku by David Chang

David Chang, Peter Meehan: Momofuku (2009)

Review of 'Momofuku' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

David Chang is funny, irreverent and a complete culinary genius. That said, if you want to try these recipes, you better clear your fucking calendar because he takes labor-intensive cooking to a whole new level. Monstrously complex stuff, but totally worth it.