19 January 2017
After the Deluge
Sorry for all the reviews. I am consolidating both my blogs. But it is now safe to send out the dove in search of land.
Review: Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness
Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness by Charles BukowskiMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I give it four stars solely on the quality of the writing. The man really knew how to put words together. Often, though, and this is more often true of his prose than his poetry, which can be quite striking, what he had to tell was repulsive and left you feeling the need of a shower.
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Review: The First Man in Rome
The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book. It was well researched and not implausible, a tale well told, but each succeeding book in the series declined. When I reached the point, three or four books in, where Julius Caesar began talking to his masculinity, I just gave up.
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Review: Nightfall and Other Stories
Nightfall and Other Stories by Isaac AsimovMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
the collection is good overall, but the title story is outstanding, often and justly considered one of the greatest of SF stories.
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Review: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose BierceMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
some of the entries are so acidic you expect the pages to hiss.
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