Have I got a treat for you, the cure for your mid-summer doldrums. With Abaddon’s Gate, James S. A. Corey brings to a conclusion the epic space opera series The Expanse with a bang that can only be described as explosive, even if it does have slow fuse to put all the pieces in place with […]
Archives for 2013
The Psychology of Abandonment, according to Goodreads
2013-07-10 · by ·
Goodreads asks an interesting question: Why do readers abandon books? In the Goodread’s data, based on the books that are most often shelved by its users as ‘abandoned,’ ‘did not finish,’ or ‘unfinished,’ the following were the most abandoned books: The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James Eat, Pray, Love by […]
Series Review | Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card [Contributor]
2013-07-09 · by ·
Editor’s Note: Ender’s Game may be one of the most awaited film adaptations of a novel in recent years, and Stephen Olson is a huge fan of the novel, as well as its sequels. In the coming weeks and months, Attack of the Books! will feature his reviews and guide to the universe (or Enderverse, […]
Review | Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
2013-07-01 · by ·
The Great Recession has shuffled Clay Jannon out of his life as a San Francisco Web-designer—and desperateness, curiosity, and the ability to climb a ladder like a monkey has landed him a new gig working the night shift at Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore. After just a few days on the job, Clay begins to wonder […]
Review | Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
2013-06-29 · by ·
Sophomores in 1986, Eleanor and Park is the story of two star-crossed misfits. Eleanor is an overweight red head who comes from a broken home, and Park is a Korean loner or sorts. Park unwillingly makes room for Eleanor (the new kid) to sit by him on the bus. Days and weeks pass without Eleanor […]
Review | The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
2013-06-28 · by ·
Wowsa! Talk about a page-turning thriller! I just finished Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave in a little more than 24 hours. Yes, this means I have a sink full of dishes and an unmade bed. The 1st Wave = Lights Out, The 2nd Wave = Surf’s Up, The 3rd Wave = Pestilence, The 4th Wave […]
Review | Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov
2013-06-24 · by ·
In the strange and surreal world of the former-Soviet Union, where the line between the mafia and, well, everyone else is thin, there lives a writer…and he may not even know which side of the line he lives on himself. I don’t typically read crime novels. I’ve picked up an occasional thriller (David Baldacci‘s Absolute […]
In the news: George Orwell’s 1984 is flying off the shelves [Poll]
2013-06-12 · by ·
[Don’t forget to take the poll at the bottom and leave your comments if you’ve read the book] If they haven’t already, apparently, a lot of people are planning on reading George Orwell’s classic dystopian novels, Animal Farm and 1984. In the wake of the NSA snooping–allegations of listening in on Verizon customers and the […]
Review | Creating Equal: My Fight Against Race Preferences by Ward Connerly
2013-06-10 · by ·
Ward Connerly is a crusader, but a crusader who has picked a battle that matters. A black man born in the south but raised in the west, Connerly is a unique figure in the fight for equal rights against racial preferences. Creating Equal: My Fight Against Race Preferences, part autobiography and part political memoir, is […]
Review | Horoscopes for the Dead by Billy Collins
2013-06-07 · by ·
Billy Collins has long been one of my favorite modern poets. His poems are extremely accessible and yet also interesting and profound. I especially like the humor that can be found in Collins’ poetry. Horoscopes for the Dead: Poems did not disappoint. I am often interested in an examination of the subject of death and […]
