Right ho, Jeeves – P. G. Wodehouse
Jumping into a novel in the middle of a series is never a great idea.
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Km. 123 – Andrea Camilleri
For all of Andrea Camilleri’s laurels, this was just plain bad.
A Clash of Kings – George R. R. Martin
Have you seen the TV shows? This is season two. Second verse same a the first.
Gulliver’s Travels: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World – Jonathan Swift
So called ‘classics’ pretty frequently don’t age very well. I am not sure why this is such a controversial statement.
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Florence of Arabia – Christopher Buckley
While the story was interesting enough, the humor failed to deliver.
Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present – Yanis Varoufakis
Regardless of the author, writing a Utopia has always been a bad idea.
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The Gods Themselves – Isaac Asimov
Considered one of the best sci-fi novels for a reason….
On the Road – Jack Kerouac
‘On the Road’ is one of those classics that won’t be a classic much longer.
Blood Music – Greg Bear
A relatively character-less novel that holds up pretty well.
A Game of Thrones – George R. R. Martin
Yes, I read this because of the TV show. Who cares?
Failures in Polymathy 