Category: Book Reviews
Book Review: The Boy Who Drew Monsters
Last year I began my own tradition of reading a horror/thriller book around Halloween. Consider it my way of mentally getting into the season. The first book I read was a classic; The Shining by Stephen King. It was an exciting read and I… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Boy Who Drew Monsters”
Book Review: The Name of the Wind
A few weeks ago, we published an article that listed five books on our wishlist. Last week, we reviewed a book on the list, Lexicon. This week The Motley Experience reviews another book on the list, one that we were very excited to read. The Name… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Name of the Wind”
Book Review: Lexicon
In a previous article, we listed five books on The Motley Experience’s “wish list”. One of these books was the highly acclaimed novel by Max Barry, Lexicon. This is a science fiction novel that reads as a thriller. The premise of the story is… Continue Reading “Book Review: Lexicon”
Book Review: The Crash Course
“The next twenty years will be completely unlike the last twenty years. The world is in economic crisis, and there are no easy fixes to our predicament. Unsustainable trends in the economy, energy, and the environment have finally caught up with us and are… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Crash Course”
Book Review: Of Paradise and Power
This week’s book review takes a look at Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order by Robert Kagan. This book is both short, to the point, and very readable. What Kagan does is analyze the different viewpoints of both… Continue Reading “Book Review: Of Paradise and Power”
Book Review: Jackdaws
It is 1944 and the Allies are preparing for the invasion of Europe. In the occupied town of Sainte-Cecile, the French Resistance is preparing to blow up the chateau that now houses the crucial telephone exchange connecting the French telephone system to that of… Continue Reading “Book Review: Jackdaws”
Book Review: The Defining Decade
Our “thirty-is-the-new-twenty” culture tells us the twentysomething years don’t matter. Some say they are a second adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. Dr. Meg Jay, a clinical psychologist, argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much… Continue Reading “Book Review: The Defining Decade”
Book Review: Life After Life
This week’s Book Review takes a look at Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, won the 2013 Costa Book Awards (Novel) and was shortlisted for the 2013 Orange Prize for Fiction and It was also selected as one of the 10 Best Books… Continue Reading “Book Review: Life After Life”
Book Review: SIGMA Force Series
The SIGMA Force series is written by James Rollins and is a personal favorite of mine. Rollins uses a mixture of real science, historical facts, and fiction to create an interesting, often times thought provoking, and exciting ride in each one of the books.
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