Confessions Of A Bookaholic
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.
Wow. To those who think that the rise of the anarchists/ minarchists is a new phenomenon, I present… Civil Disobedience. Wherein you read – nearly 170 years ago – most every argument I have heard any anarchist put forward regarding what is right to do where government is concerned. Relatively short at just 33 pages long, a quick but very good read, particularly the front half.
This review of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau was originally published on January 1, 2018.
North Sentinel Island. A place few have heard of, but those who have wonder about. The place of the last remaining known yet uncontacted by modern society people on the planet.
And the setting for Jeremy Robinson’s tale of the FORBIDDEN ISLAND. Here, Robinson takes the known – that these people appear to live as man did millenia ago, without even metal weaponry – and spins another great monster story. One that returns to his early style of writing to craft yet another excellent tale. Go into this expecting the unexpected, and let Robinson wow you yet again.
This review of Forbidden Island by Jeremy Robinson was originally published on December 5, 2017.
Imagine the most bad ass female fighter you can possibly imagine. Now put her as the leader of a rag tag bunch of post apocalyptic warriors on a Lord of the Rings style journey to save the world. Combine that with Jeremy Robinson’s mastery of creature based action novels, and you get… one of the most kick ass books I’ve read at least this year, and possibly in several years or even ever. Wild, fun ride. Can’t wait to see where he takes this tale!
This review of Viking Tomorrow by Jeremy Robinson and Kane Gilmour was originally published on October 24, 2017.
Would have felt complete without the epilogue, leaves a decent book hangover with it. Other reviews tell you mostly what to expect from the book. I found it highly enjoyable.
This review of Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan was originally published on October 21, 2017.
The Cerberus Group is back, and this time the stakes are even higher. Filled with high-octane action, a grand mystery, and enough adventure to turn even Indiana Jones himself into Roger Murtaugh (“I’m too old for this… stuff.”), Robinson and Ellis have outdone even their previous amazing outing with this group.
This review of Helios by Jeremy Robinson and Sean Ellis was originally published on August 30, 2017.
In this thrilling conclusion of the adventures of the Second Ship trio, Phillips outdoes himself with amazing action, epic battles, and epic confrontations. Absolutely not recommended if you haven’t read the 5 books before it (the prequel trilogy is recommended, but not required). But if you haven’t read those books, start with Second Ship and you’ll be hooked enough to buy both trilogies at once!
This review of The Meridian Ascent by Richard Phillips was originally published on August 8, 2017.
Infinite is easily Robinson’s most mind-bending work yet. With his masterful as always story telling, he introduces concepts that lead you to question everything about… well, everything. Admittedly written during times when he was going through some pretty intense drama in his real life, Robinson turns his own questions into one of his all around best works yet. While other Robinson works have had better focus on action and adventure, and there is still plenty of that here (including an opening scene of our protagonist being repeatedly killed), this book uses the action to set the space (literally) for the questions to be explored. And this, to my mind, is what contributes to it being all the stronger for it. There is still the great deal of escapism that we have come to expect from Robinson, yet there is also the much deeper questioning, should we decide to go there in our own heads.
And the ending… well, that might be the single most mind bending part of the entire story.
This review of Infinite by Jeremy Robinson was originally published on May 17, 2017.