Graceling by Kristin Cashore I don’t expect much from YA fantasy, just a solid plot and a cute romance with some likeable characters. Bonus if the worldbuilding is good. This one almost delivered on my modest expectations, but fell apart at the end. The conceit of this book is that some people are born with …
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Apr 09
Book Review: The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene I was basically told that I HAD to read this book, and not just read it, but study it. I was expecting something different, more of a how-to succeed book written by some over-confident millionaire, not something so heavily grounded in classical histories. The chapters are divided …
Aug 10
Book Review: Power, Why Some People Have it and Others Don’t.
Power: Why Some People Have it and Others Don’t by Jeffrey Pfeffer I had hopes that this book would be more about socioeconomic and political struggles from an anthropological bent, but instead, it could be titled “how to get ahead in the workplace”. He touches briefly on governmental-type politics, but for the most part, this …