Tag: Pierce Brown

  • Some Books I read this year: new and old science fiction favorites

    Some Books I read this year: new and old science fiction favorites

    I say science fiction and fantasy novels are my guilty pleasure. But do I really have anything to feel guilty about? Of course not. Science fiction is a way more respected genre than it was a few decades ago, and I’m not ashamed to day I enjoyed the following SF books this past year: Tiamat’s…

  • Some Reading Suggestions for the Socially-Isolated

    Some Reading Suggestions for the Socially-Isolated

    I am actually on vacation this week, not just socially-isolated. But I am doing everything to protect myself and others: staying home, washing my hands, wearing gloves when shopping, staying home, staying home, and staying home.  Did I say I’m staying home? No coffee shop? No church? No movies? No getting together with friends? By…

  • My Reading: Past, Present and Future 05.17.18

    My Reading: Past, Present and Future 05.17.18

    Past: Iron Gold (audio) by Pierce Brown Finished this fourth installment of the Red Rising series. While the first three complete a story, this latest addition picks up ten years later. While the protagonist, Darrow au Andromedus, has laid the foundation for a republic where all are equal, he still has the Ash Lord to face.…

  • My Reading: Past, Present and Future 04.23.18

    My Reading: Past, Present and Future 04.23.18

    Past: Recently read books Present: Currently reading books Future: On my to-read list. But will I? Past: Library of Souls (ebook) by Ranson Riggs Library of Souls is the third installment of Riggs’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. I have to admit, when I started the first book, I was expecting something different. By…

  • My Reading Past, Present, and Future 04.04.18

    My Reading Past, Present, and Future 04.04.18

    Past: Recently read books Present: Currently reading books Future: On my to-read list. But will I? Past: Tigerman (audio) by Nick Harkaway Sargeant Lester Ferris has braved bullets, bombs and bad guys throughout his military career with the British army. But when it comes to relationships, especially with the street boy he wants to adopt…

  • Reading Roundup for 2016

    Here are most of the books I’ve read during 2016: Classics Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert…