Book News and Reviews

Book: How to Survive a Robot Uprising
Author: Daniel H. Wilson
Genre: Humor/Speculative Fiction/Non Fiction
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: If you are looking for a humorous, yet factual guide to understanding where modern day robotics is headed, what is in the works and what to do when the inevitable robot rebellion occurs a la iRobot, Terminator, The Matrix and […]

Book: 20th Century Ghosts
Author: Joe Hill
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Other…
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: This book of short stories is a fantastic piece of work by Joe Hill. And…(at least in the audio book) there’s a secret story in the back.
I’d say my favorite short that is in this compilation is Best New Horror, a […]

Book: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling
Author: Lawrence Block
Genre: Mystery
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: This is a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery. It’s about a professional burglar who has given up a life of crime for a nice used book store. He is comissioned to burgle a particularly easy home and does so, but when he’s trying to […]

Book: Night Watch

Author: Terry Pratchett
Genre: Fantasy
Julia Rating: 10
Comments: This is a great Discword book. Sam Vimes (Commander of the city watch) is one of my favorite Terry Pratchett characters and I think this book is a great one for those who are just starting to read about Discworld, as well as for those who […]

I am going to visit my super-smart dad in May and he is going to help me set up my own website - which will really be a blog like this one, just fancier looking and with my own URL, along with some extra pages and maybe a story or two. I will make […]