Train Dreams – Denis Johnson
Denis Johnson’s virtue seems to be his concision, and this is rather clear in ‘Train Dreams’.
Fiction
A Confederacy of Dunces – John Kennedy Toole
On the second reading, a decade after the first, I finally got this book.
Persepolis Rising – James S. A. Corey
The Expanse books often focus on aspects of the story that I just can’t seem to care about.
All Quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque
What is a war story? What is an anti-war story?
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Pavane – Keith Roberts
This might be the most well-written book I disliked reading.
The Atheist in the Attic – Samuel R Delany
What does it mean when you are struggling with a book that, by all descriptions, you should easily love?
The Hellbound Heart – Clive Barker
For a person who doesn’t care much for horror, I rather enjoyed this.
The Expert System’s Brother – Adrian Tchaikovsky
There is a lot buried in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Expert System’s Brother’
Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Safe Drivers – Grant Naylor
A book that is a rehash of a TV show could be disappointing, unless it is a really good TV show.
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) – Dennis E. Taylor
Some books challenge you directly. Other can challenge you indirectly.
