I just finished reading Soul Music, by Terry Pratchett. I had started it last year, but was unable to maintain interest. Every joke and angle was beaten until thoroughly dead. Death’s motorcycle ride was shoehorned in randomly when it might have been interesting with proper setup. I remember enjoying this novel when I was younger. […]

I just finished reading Semiosis, by Sue Burke, recommended by Jason Parkis. The novels starts off a little rough, with the author’s writing skills lacking. Descriptions and phrasings left me rolling my eyes until I got far enough into the story to find it engaging. Ultimately it was quite engaging – although it never really […]

I finished 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami a while ago. The story is quickly engaging before lapsing into a boring slog as was watch the characters alternately living in a safe house or doing stake-outs for months on end. The author’s relationship with sex, seen through the lens of his choices in this novel, is disturbing. […]