Bryan L. Fordham reviewed Lost light by Michael Connelly
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5 stars
Interesting departure from the previous books. Took a bit to get used to it, but very solid
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special-priced pbk.
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5 stars
Didn't figure this one out completely before the reveal.
Ending was also very good
Didn't figure this one out completely before the reveal.
Ending was also very good
Bryan L. Fordham reviewed The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor (Binti, #3)
Binti has returned to her home planet, believing that the violence of the Meduse has …
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5 stars
My jaw dropped at one point in this book.
Bryan L. Fordham reviewed Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America is a 2016 …
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5 stars
This is, hands-down, the best book I've read this year, and easily all-time top 5 non-fiction for me.
I'm going to have to do some processing, and hopefully write a longer review. But I cannot recommend this highly enough. It is thorough, well-written, and will make you very uncomfortable.
This is, hands-down, the best book I've read this year, and easily all-time top 5 non-fiction for me.
I'm going to have to do some processing, and hopefully write a longer review. But I cannot recommend this highly enough. It is thorough, well-written, and will make you very uncomfortable.
Bryan L. Fordham rated Mortality bridge: 4 stars
Mortality bridge by Steven R. Boyett
"Decades ago a young rock and blues guitarist and junkie named Niko signed in blood on the dotted line and …
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is the 2017 debut novel by Gail Honeyman, and the …
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5 stars
This story took a while for me to get into. Partly, it's that the protagonist isn't terribly likeable, and the main plot seems to be her just being horrible to people.
However, as things go on, you begin to enjoy getting to know her, and observing her interactions with people, her simultaneous intelligence and social cluelessness, it's hard not to start pulling for her. Even though you know very well that the crush she has on the musician (which drives a large part of the plot) is not going to turn out well.
It's a fascinating portrait of a person who has experienced deep trauma.
MILD SPOILER AHEAD
In the end, the emotional transformation is very satisfying, as is the ending, where she finally starts putting pieces together.
This story took a while for me to get into. Partly, it's that the protagonist isn't terribly likeable, and the main plot seems to be her just being horrible to people.
However, as things go on, you begin to enjoy getting to know her, and observing her interactions with people, her simultaneous intelligence and social cluelessness, it's hard not to start pulling for her. Even though you know very well that the crush she has on the musician (which drives a large part of the plot) is not going to turn out well.
It's a fascinating portrait of a person who has experienced deep trauma.
MILD SPOILER AHEAD
In the end, the emotional transformation is very satisfying, as is the ending, where she finally starts putting pieces together.
Bryan L. Fordham reviewed How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
How to Lie with Statistics is a book written by Darrell Huff in 1954, presenting …
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3 stars
Good info, mildly amusing, pretty dated. I mean, that last one is obvious, but I'm putting it out there in case you missed it somehow.
Good info, mildly amusing, pretty dated. I mean, that last one is obvious, but I'm putting it out there in case you missed it somehow.
What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think.
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4 stars
Great information, and articulated some of my own experience.
That said, some chapters took a long time to get to the point. I understand why Epstein took that approach, but I felt it could have been a bit more direct in parts.
Bryan L. Fordham reviewed Home (Binti, #2) by Nnedi Okorafor
Binti: Home is a 2017 science fiction novella written by Nnedi Okorafor and published by …
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5 stars
Different than #1, still wonderful in its own way
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5 stars
Great read, very well written. It's about a lot more than Westover's story, though that would be enough.
There's a lot about memory, and how we can remake our memories of events as our circumstances change. Westover's journals are key in this: At times they force her to deal with what she actually experienced. Other times, her journals are not reliable as she wrote some things to make herself believe a false narrative.
There's also the idea of loyalty, and complex family dynamics.
There are a few things I wish had been addressed more, and some things seemed glossed over or even ignored. This may seem to be a strange complaint of a book that is so brutal in what it does reveal.
Still, very well written and compelling.
Great read, very well written. It's about a lot more than Westover's story, though that would be enough.
There's a lot about memory, and how we can remake our memories of events as our circumstances change. Westover's journals are key in this: At times they force her to deal with what she actually experienced. Other times, her journals are not reliable as she wrote some things to make herself believe a false narrative.
There's also the idea of loyalty, and complex family dynamics.
There are a few things I wish had been addressed more, and some things seemed glossed over or even ignored. This may seem to be a strange complaint of a book that is so brutal in what it does reveal.
Still, very well written and compelling.
Bryan L. Fordham reviewed Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Binti, #1)
Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to …
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5 stars
Amazing, original, unlike anything I've read before.
Amazing, original, unlike anything I've read before.
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5 stars
Superb
Bryan L. Fordham reviewed Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, #1)
Preludes and Nocturnes collects the first eight issues of The Sandman comic by Neil Gaiman …
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5 stars
I'm not sure why I have not read this until now. Beautiful, engrossing, and I couldn't read it fast enough.
I'm not sure why I have not read this until now. Beautiful, engrossing, and I couldn't read it fast enough.
Bryan L. Fordham reviewed Angels flight by Michael Connelly
The man most hated by the LAPD, a black lawyer who has made his name …
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5 stars
Fun straight through