It’s really like Blatty spent 9 months and two weeks crafting the first two sections of the story and the last two weeks of writing on the final sections.
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I love science fiction, but I’ve been branching out more into fantasy, mystery, and even some romance. It’s always fun to explore unfamiliar genres!
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Daniel Strokis wants to read The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle)
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle)
On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male or female during each mating cycle, and …
Daniel Strokis wants to read The High Cost of Free Parking by Donald Shoup
The High Cost of Free Parking by Donald Shoup
The High Cost of Free Parking is an urban planning book by UCLA professor Donald Shoup dealing with the costs …
Daniel Strokis wants to read When Driving Is Not an Option by Anna Letitia Zivarts
When Driving Is Not an Option by Anna Letitia Zivarts
One third of people living in the United States do not have a driver license. Because the majority of involuntary …
Daniel Strokis wants to read Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar
Paved Paradise by Henry Grabar
An entertaining, enlightening, and utterly original investigation into one of the most quietly influential forces in modern American life—the humble …
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Daniel Strokis finished reading The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty. The book …
The book has a slow pace for the first sections of the story, but it’s so tense. The writing hooks you and pushes you forward with the desire to know more. The final section feels a bit rushed, though. There’s a couple of scenes that feel elided over without satisfactory explanation.
Daniel Strokis wants to read Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game, #2)
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game, #2)
Ender Wiggin, the young military genius, discovers that a second alien war is inevitable and that he must dismiss his …
Daniel Strokis wants to read War Diaries: A Radio Amateur in Kyiv by Volodymyr Gurtovy
Volodymyr Gurtovy: War Diaries: A Radio Amateur in Kyiv (EBook)
War Diaries: A Radio Amateur in Kyiv by Volodymyr Gurtovy
This story is about how war came into the life of an ordinary Ukrainian when Russia attacked Ukraine in early …
Daniel Strokis wants to read The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin
In Victoria on a former prison colony, two exiled groups—the farmers of Shantih and the City dwellers—live in apparent harmony. …
Daniel Strokis started reading The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by American writer William Peter Blatty. The book …
My toxic trait is that I start far too many books at the same time.
Daniel Strokis wants to read Cultish by Amanda Montell
Cultish by Amanda Montell
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and …
Daniel Strokis wants to read Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase
WOMB CITY imagines a dark and deadly future Botswana, rich with culture and true folklore, which begs the question: how …
Daniel Strokis started reading Forward the foundation by Isaac Asimov
Daniel Strokis wants to read The Man from the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya
The Man from the Future by Ananyo Bhattacharya
The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Self-replicating moon bases …