Snow Crash ~ Neal Stephenson

Finally finished this one. Actually, I finished it a while ago. That’s not to say that it was a bad book. I just wasn’t completely in the mood for it and there were some parts that were a bit slow. I did like the premise and, considering when the book was written, the techie stuff [...]

The Way the Crow Flies

I haven’t been able to do much reading lately. Most of my time has been spent on the Steamboat Forum battling the right-wingers on political issues. Anyway, I did manage to plow my way through Anne-Marie MacDonald’s The Way the Crow Flies. This book has been living on my shelf for a while, but I [...]

Lasher, by Anne Rice

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Boomsday by Christopher Buckley

In Boomsday, Christopher Buckley explores the scenario of the failing Social Security system as the Baby-Boomer generation retires. The protagonist of the novel, Cassandra Devine, is a 29 year old public relations executive by day and angry blogger by night. The anger comes from the government’s attempt to save Social Security by taxing the younger [...]

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

I’m not really a science fiction reader, however, I quite enjoyed this Hugo Award winning novel by Robert Heinlein. I have read a couple of reviews stating that this may not be the best book to start with if you have never read Heinlein before. I have no idea why someone would say that. [...]