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01/18/200909/22/2013

Michael Crichton books all read like screenplays. The bad guy is usually technology and not an individual. Then he finds a group of people and puts them in a situation to confront that technology. Next differs slightly from that formula in that all of the main characters are not brought together all at once at the beginning.… Read the rest

09/23/200809/22/2013

Ender In Exile

In Ender’s Game a boy saves the Earth while believing he was playing a game and at the same time commits xenocide against a race of intelligent insects. The series has had many installments explaining how Ender, his friends and family all interacted both before and after this universe altering event.… Read the rest

09/18/200811/28/2017

World War Z

Do not like the zombie genre? Me either but this book is really good. I have never been into the heavy gore and violence usually associated with stories about the living dead. However, Max Brooks takes you on a journey with survivor excerpts collected from around the globe, in a reporting style that works well for this bit of fiction.… Read the rest

01/04/200809/22/2013

Alex Cross Novels

My mother recently passed on a book to me called Cross by James Patterson. The main character is Alex Cross. I am near the end of this novel. It’s a good story but I kept feeling like I was coming in during the middle of the story.… Read the rest

12/04/200709/22/2013

Star Wars Radio Drama Now Available on Audible

When I was in Middle School I once by chance happened upon an episode of the Empire Strikes Back on the Radio. It was really cool. It had a few recognizable character voices but not a full cast. I remember specifically the scene with R2-D2 in the bog on Degoba and Luke was talking dialog that was unnecessary for the filmed version.… Read the rest