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Great lunar adventure, with some interesting creature twists (abilities I’ve never seen before). sci-fi/ horror, with a minor twist on even that genre. very entertaining, fairly quick read.
This review of Luna by Rick Chesler was originally published on January 19, 2018.
This was a great conclusion to the Spinster trilogy, as hilarious and neurotic as ever.
But this is the first one I’ve had any reservations at all about, and while they are personal to me, they should be discussed in case they are relevant to others as well.
First, the most independent woman in the series gets baby fever and thinks she HAS to have a baby. I get that this is something many females go through, but it also felt like it would be better coming from the main character, who has always been one to crumble under societal expectations. It would have been nice to have the independent woman strike her own path with her man.
The second issue happens towards the end, and I don’t want to give anything away so I’ll just say that it too was of the type of “why does this feel necessary to have the happy ending”. This particular subplot could have been left out completely, and the story – both of this particular book and the trilogy as a whole – would have felt just as complete.
But again, overall the book was a great read, and I’m glad I finally had the chance to read it. Definitely worth reading, just be prepared for those two particular things if that is something you need to prepare yourself for.
This review of Thirty-Four Going on Bride by Becky Monson was originally published on January 17, 2018.
Simply phenomenal. Told in alternating chapters detailing his Year in Space and the rest of his life leading up to that mission, Kelly does an awesome job of telling his story in a way that makes it very nearly impossible to put down the book. I actually listened to the audiobook for most of this read, which was read by Kelly himself. Also fun was knowing I had followed him on social media during that year, so some of the things he talks about in the book, I actually saw when his team put them on his social media accounts as they happened. Overall an excellent book about the current realities of the International Space Station and at least one man’s tale of how he got there.
This review of Endurance by Scott Kelly was originally published on January 15, 2018.
excellent continuation of the Spinster series. looking forward to seeing where this goes in the next book!
This review of Thirty-Three Going On Girlfriend by Becky Monson was originally published on January 14, 2018.
This was a light hearted, fun read. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
This review of Thirty-Two Going On Spinster by Becky Monson was originally published on January 12, 2018.
Made many great assertions. With little evidence to back any of them up. Suffers from the same problem of many in academia in that it dramatically widens the scope of what it calls “violence” to include many scores of topics that are not actually violent, and many of which demonstrably do not exist, at least not in the ways their proponents argue. But very well written, despite its problems in certain particular topics.
This review of Defenseless Christianity by Gerald J. Mast and J. Denny Weaver was originally published on January 8, 2018.
Great adventure, told in an interesting way. Fairly realistic as to what would actually happen in such a scenario, which was also a nice change of pace.
This review of DMZ by Rick Chesler was originally published on January 7, 2018.
Presented a lot of arguments, but little evidence to back them up. I could very likely write a more detailed presentation of similar arguments with the facts to back them up myself – I’ve largely *been* doing that on social media for years. Still, a good read if you’ve never considered the topic. But in this day and age, who hasn’t?
This review of We Are The Danger by Sean Edwards was originally published on January 6, 2018.
Excellent adventure tale that sets up a new series. With numerous plot threads seemingly left open and with characters you’ll want to come back to, the world is Chesler’s oyster
This review of Atlantis Gold by Rick Chesler was originally published on January 5, 2018.
This was the book where I learned a very critical piece of my reading personality:
I much prefer my philosophy tomes in novel form to essay.
This was such a difficult read only because I could not “watch the movie in my head” as I do with even most nonfiction. On the whole, it was an intriguing look into his philosophy of Utilitarianism, specifically as it relates to liberty. More people would do well to read this and understand its arguments, particularly when discussing political issues even 15o years later.
This review of On Liberty by John Stuart Mill was originally published on January 3, 2018.