Category: Book Review

Dec 01

Book Review: The Wild Boys

The Wild Boys, by Travis Heerman I read an ARC (Advanced Reader’s Copy) of this book, and had no backflap, so I wasn’t sure what kind of story I was getting into. It starts out with Mia, a high school girl in Omaha. She has trouble fitting in because for one, she’s new and two, …

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Nov 20

Book Review: The Nerdest way

The Nerdist Way by Chris Hardwick I can’t remember what enticed me to pick up this audiobook, except that I’m kind of a sucker for self-help books, and one that is designed to be used by “nerds” has a cute angle. I’ve never heard of Chris Hardwick, and am not familiar with any of the …

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Nov 15

Book Review: The Power of Habit

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg I’ve read so many of these pop-science kind of books that they all start to run together after a while, but this one seems superior to many. As its title suggests, it’s about the power of habit. It …

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Nov 14

Book Review: The Mystery Method

The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed by Mystery I’ve heard a lot about the “pickup artist” movement, especially on feminist sites, and couldn’t contain my curiosity. Alas, these books are frequently checked out of the library, so I had to wait my turn. The basic theories of the book are soundly …

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Nov 12

Book Review: The Thirteen

The Thirteen: A Novel by Susie Molone y I got this book as a free promo at World Fantasy, and it survived the brutal “I don’t want to check my bag” purging at the end of the convention. Alas, I misplaced it and thought I’d left it on the plane, and by that time I …

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