Book reviews for August 2022
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
5/5
Rising Tiger (Scot Harvath #21) by Brad Thor
2/5
I Thought He Came With You (ITHCWY) is Robert Ellison's blog.
Reviews for March 2024
Spoilers!
Books
Dead Fall
Scot Harvath has little trouble killing some Wagner mercenaries in Ukraine. Throw the man some setbacks once in a while! Feels a little too soon as well to use this war as a backdrop. I'm a sucker for a series though and I will keep reading them.
System Collapse
Murderbot is [redacted]. This is book 7 and the concept of the reluctant hero SecUnit is not getting old yet. Continued breath of SciFi fresh air.
Movie
Expired
I can't believe it's not Blade Runner, but OK nonetheless.
Movies
Dream Scenario
Everyone starts dreaming about Nicolas Cage. Michael Cera and his agency are very funny and it's an interesting concept, but it runs out of steam and limps to a dark conclusion.
ISS
This was OK. Nuclear war breaks out on Earth, and this leads to the US and Russian crew of the ISS being ordered to kill each other and take over the station. There is some rationale for this later but it doesn't make much sense. Also, they seem pretty confused about what's going on given the obvious nuclear war. Also, the ISS isn't high enough for the view they get of the obvious war. Also, the Russians seem to be nuking Bakersfield for some reason. It's like their objective is disrupting our plans for high speed rail as if we can't do that by ourselves. Ignoring all that, it's entertaining enough.
Lift
Heist on a plane. Not very good.
Society of the Snow
It's that Uruguayan rugby team who crashed in the Andes and then ate each other. Great film to watch on a plane, which I did, awkwardly.
The Abyss
No, not that classic at the bottom of the ocean with early CGI living water. This abyss is a Swedish disaster movie where the disaster is the budget as most of the action is not falling into a hole inside a nondescript building. I think. I don't remember much.
Werewolves Within
This is exactly what you'd expect, it's funny and perfectly executed. Thank you.
TV
Beacon 23
I had high hopes for this Hugh Howey adaptation but they were brutally dashed by leaden dialog and a lackluster story. The most interesting thing about it is that it was made by Boat Rocker Media and man, did they make sure that their boats were not disturbed in any way.
Expats
My advice here would be to just watch the incredible feature length episode 5 and skip the rest of it. It's all nicely made although I was a little surprised at the contemporary setting instead of pre-handover glory days
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Book reviews for July 2021
Black Ice (Scot Harvath #20) by Brad Thor
2/5
The Cover Wife by Dan Fesperman
4/5
The Girl Who Lived Twice (Millennium, #6) by David Lagercrantz
3/5
Falling by T.J. Newman
3/5
The Last Watch (The Divide, #1) by J.S. Dewes
3/5
White by Bret Easton Ellis
4/5
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Book reviews for July 2020
The Long Sunset (The Academy) by Jack McDevitt
3/5
Near Dark (Scot Harvath #19) by Brad Thor
3/5
The Night Fire (Renée Ballard, #3; Harry Bosch Universe, #32) by Michael Connelly
3/5
The Cormorant (Miriam Black, #3) by Chuck Wendig
4/5
Mockingbird (Miriam Black, #2) by Chuck Wendig
4/5
Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why by Alexandra Petri
3/5
Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) by Martha Wells
4/5
Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4) by Martha Wells
4/5
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Book reviews for June 2020
Spymaster (Scot Harvath, #18) by Brad Thor
3/5
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells
4/5
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2) by Martha Wells
4/5
Backlash (Scot Harvath #19) by Brad Thor
3/5
Agency (The Peripheral #2) by William Gibson
4/5
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Book reviews for May 2020
Use of Force (Scot Harvath #17) by Brad Thor
3/5
I've been trying to put my finger on why Scot Harvath is only OK and I think it's because he's so awesome that he never really suffers from any setbacks. Everything kind of clicks into place for him and he always remembered to bring the right tactical dodad for the job. Nearly there...
Bone Silence (Revenger, #3) by Alastair Reynolds
4/5
The Revenger series comes to a close and my only regret is reading the books when published - with a sizable gap in between it can be a challenge to come back up to speed. It's a thrilling swashbuckling ride and wraps up the mystery of the quoins and the occupations. I hope he comes back to this universe at some point.
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Book reviews for April 2020
Updated on Saturday, May 16, 2020
Code of Conduct (Scot Harvath #15) by Brad Thor
3/5
For some reason I have set myself the task of completing the Scot Harvath series. They are OK thrillers lessened by reading back to back as fundamentally they're very similar. This one is about a deliberate pandemic so it's a good time to read it. Nearly there...
The Last Day by Andrew Hunter Murray
4/5
I picked this up because I listen to the no such thing as a fish podcast, co-hosted by the author. I wasn't expecting much but it's really quite good (and not at all funny, more tense and melancholy). I want to find out what happens next.
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Book reviews for February 2020
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
3/5
Hidden Order (Scot Harvath #13) by Brad Thor
3/5
Black List (Scot Harvath #12) by Brad Thor
2/5
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Book reviews for January 2020
Updated on Sunday, February 9, 2020
A Small Town: A Novel of Crime by Thomas Perry
4/5
Full Black (Scot Harvath, #10) by Brad Thor
3/5
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Book reviews for November 2019
The Last Patriot (Scot Harvath, #7) by Brad Thor
2/5
The Apostle (Scot Harvath, #8) by Brad Thor
3/5
Foreign Influence (Scot Harvath, #9) by Brad Thor
2/5
The Athena Project (Athena, #1) by Brad Thor
3/5
The First Commandment (Scot Harvath, #6) by Brad Thor
3/5
Blue Moon (Jack Reacher, #24) by Lee Child
5/5
Reacher perfection.
Supernova Era by Liu Cixin
3/5
Great concept but disappointing writing.