Category Archives: Reviews

Book reviews, as well as Reads to Reels

Jobs

Posted on December 11, 2018 by smellincoffee

Steve Jobs © 2011 Walter Isaacson 656 pages The past twenty years have been an amazing ride for Apple Computers, in which the ailing and speeding towards bankruptcy company suddenly metamorphosed into the most valuable company in the world, responsible … Continue reading →

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Review in the dark

Posted on December 6, 2018 by smellincoffee

Sad news,  dear readers: my modem has perished.  I lost power last night and when the lights popped back on, my modem did not rise from the dead like the rest. Repeated attempts to reboot it and an hour or … Continue reading →

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Control

Posted on December 2, 2018 by smellincoffee

ST Section 31: Control © 2017 David Mack 304 pages “…if I’m correct, going to war with Section Thirty-one can only end badly for you. Either you will lose, and you and all your friends will suffer gruesome fates I’d … Continue reading →

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Disavowed

Posted on November 30, 2018 by smellincoffee

ST Section 31: Disavowed© 2014 David Mack304 pages “Murder is murder, regardless of whether it is committed by an individual, a group of persons, or the state.” – Disavowed, David Mack Disavowed is the brilliant result of multiple spy plots intersecting … Continue reading →

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Short rounds and leftovers:

Posted on November 24, 2018 by smellincoffee

Hello, readers! Here’s hoping those of you in the US had an enjoyable Thanksgiving on Thursday. I thoroughly enjoyed the company of my cousins, though I did rather poorly in our board game of choice.  I blame the dice.   … Continue reading →

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Be thankful and repay

Posted on November 22, 2018 by smellincoffee
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Big Damn Hero

Posted on November 20, 2018 by smellincoffee

Firefly: Big Damn Hero © 2018 Nancy Holder and James Lovegrove 336 pages “Well, look-at-this!  Seems we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?” “Big damn heroes, sir.” “Ain’t we just?” I am a … Continue reading →

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H+

Posted on November 15, 2018 by smellincoffee

H+ Incorporated© 2018 Gary DeJean188 pages Note: I read from an advanced review copy of this book sent to me by the author via Goodreads. In the mid-21st century, Manila faced total destruction in the wake of hurricanes and rising … Continue reading →

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The Arabian Nights

Posted on November 14, 2018 by smellincoffee

Tales from the Arabian Nights “If you are not sleepy, tell us one of your lovely, little tales to while away the night.” Shahrazad replied, “With the greatest pleasure”:Tales from The Arabian Nights proved an interesting challenge, because most collections … Continue reading →

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Talking to the Ground

Posted on November 12, 2018 by smellincoffee

Talking to the Ground: One Family’s Journey on Horseback Across the Sacred Land of the Navajo© 1995 Douglas Preston284 pages “How does the trail look?” Christine asked.“Ask me at the bottom,”  I said, feeling a certain queasiness in my stomach. … Continue reading →

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