Reviews and Comments

Actually, every story is a beauty. I enjoyed every single story in this book. Every time I finished one, I’d think, “dang, I really wanna get back on the ice now!”

I absolutely loved every story. I can’t recommend this book highly enough to hockey fans.

This was something I wouldn’t normally read, but I believe it was free (or $0.99) and thought I’d try something out of the ordinary.

I’m glad I did! It was a quick, fascinating read, though be aware that it doesn’t shy away from details about what happened to the animals during cattle drives.

There’s a lot of myth built up around the American cowboy, and this book does a decent job of exploring the reality of what cowboys were actually like, even if it doesn’t completely get away from romanticizing them.

This book is an incredibly accurate portrayal of what it’s like to live with severe anxiety. I found it a bit repetitive at times, but it does a great job of conveying how solipsistic anxiety makes you.

My high school lit teacher would be happy (or roll his eyes it took me so long to get around to reading this).

I love Lovecraft’s typical writing, but I also enjoyed the strange “Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath”. If you haven’t read that story, it’s very weird, and builds a lot of the Lovecraft lore in a short amount of time.

I really could not put this book down! The writing was gripping, and there was even a small, unexpected twist at the end. I’m very much looking forward to reading the other books in this series, and eventually watching the movies.

This was a short, dark, but fun read. The origin of the cenobites, I believe!

But in a good way, if one can be upset in a good way about being made aware of the misery that the US & the IMF have inflicted across the globe.

Thanks to this book, I’ll now celebrate the day Milton Friedman died as a holiday (Nov 16).

This was a very fun and informative read. I’ve been fascinated by cephalopods, and in particular squid, for as long as I can remember. I had no idea how far back in history squid carcasses were being noted when they washed ashore (1545!).

This book feels like the good old tropes of sci-fi: optimism about humanity, a belief that we can overcome our barbarous nature, and the idea that as humans expand through the galaxy, our empathy grows with us.

It’s not a perfect story, but the ending wraps up the whole thing nicely (if somewhat hamfistedly). The love story with the protagonist, I think, needed to be fleshed out more to be believable. But the Contacts Service idea is intriguing and unique, and I liked that the futuristic elements of it weren’t made the focus of the writing.

Overall, I think this story is worth a read, especially today.

I’m so excited to finally start this!