Paul’s Book Reviews
Seven short book reviews: fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, mysteries, thrillers, banned books.
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Seven short book reviews: fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, mysteries, thrillers, banned books.
Seven short book reviews: science fiction/fantasy, mysteries, historical fiction, thrillers.
Eight short book reviews: fiction, science fiction, mystery, thriller, horror, young adult, fantasy.
“If democracy came to China they would end up electing idiots, as in America.” —Kim Stanley Robinson, Red Moon Red Moon by Kim Stanley Robinson My thoughts on “Red Moon” are similar to those I expressed in my review of KSR’s previous SF novel of ideas, “New York 2140.” I loved the first half of […]
In this edition of Paul’s Book Reviews: a disturbing memoir, a Cold War spy novel, untaught history, escapist thrillers, a political expose that doesn’t live up to the hype. “When Kiri added the graphic quote she claimed came from David—’Jeannine Bunds had the type of pussy that really hangs onto my dick’—Bill McCollum’s prim mouth […]
“It wasn’t for trash, my bookshelves would be mostly empty.” —Paul Woodford, unpublished memoir The Great Passage by Shion Miura Clearly, I’ve been reading too many mysteries and thrillers, where every new object or action introduced into the story comes back later in some significant way. In real life … and Japanese novels … the […]