Waybound made for an excellent end to the Cradle journey, and I look forward to reading what Wight comes out with next.
The tale of Genji Review
I really don't know how to rate this book. On the one hand, it is well-written, well-translated, and culturally interesting. On the other hand, it is incredibly boring.
Tress of the Emerald Sea Review
I resolved to pick up something that I was confident would scratch that itch and remind me how much I truly enjoy stories. Sanderson's Tress of the Emerald Sea seemed the perfect vehicle, and I was right.
The Dictionary of Body Language Review
The Dictionary of Body Language will go onto the list of the most broadly useful and applicable books I’ve read, alongside books like Human Dimension and Interior Space.
Cath Maige Tuired Review
In this case, we have a translation of an Irish myth involving a war between the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Fomorians, and it has everything you and I have come to enjoy about these sorts of works: talking swords, gods with a profound weakness for porridge, and sorcerous rap battles to determine the fate of the land.
Thistlefoot Review
Surprisingly, I put a book that is not only recent, but that received popular and critical acclaim on my reading list. More surprisingly, I got around to reading it before too many years passed. Most surprisingly, I think it managed to live up to its hype.
Satyricon Review
I figured I would learn something about Nero’s Rome, which I suppose I did – I learned that it was remarkably vulgar and fixated on physical pleasures. Rarely have I found a book as discomfiting as I did Satyricon.
Ignorance Review
Ignorance is adequate for introducing the topic, providing an idea of where the examination of ignorance sits in modern scholastic circles, but it fails to provide significant insights on the topic, and its author’s intellectual arrogance strikes a discordant, ironic note.
Riddle-Master Review
Something about how the story is presented keeps the reader at a certain remove and dilutes the immediacy of the action, and that is why I struggled to engage with it, no matter how much I wanted to.
Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire Review
From a scientific sense, though, there are far better means by which to learn about thermodynamics and the theory of heat engines.
