All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries

by Jamii | Oct 29, 2019 | Interesting Reads

Our main character is charming bot who would rather watch soap operas than engage with his human companions. The story is action packed and entertaining. I’m looking forward to more installations. What I didn’t like (and neither did half of the internet)...

Noir

by Jamii | May 16, 2018 | Interesting Reads

I think Christopher Moore started out to write a hard-boiled detective novel set in the late forties, but he’s Christopher Moore. And the end result is delightful, funny, full of creative turns of phrase and the weirdest blend of pop culture references and...

Super Powereds

by Jamii | Dec 14, 2017 | Interesting Reads

Drew Hayes takes a look at a world where super heroes with amazing powers actually exists. What would training be like. Could anyone with powers be a super hero or would you need a certification program? What about super villains? There are four books in this series...

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

by Jamii | Nov 13, 2017 | Interesting Reads

Mary Roach is an entertaining author who makes the science of humans in war both fascinating and humorous. I thought I wouldn’t enjoy this as I didn’t really like the idea of delving into weapons technology, but this book is about the things that help...

The Bobiverse

by Jamii | Sep 22, 2017 | Interesting Reads

I’m pretty sure if you’d told me I’d like a book that starts with a guy dying, then waking up as a disembodied artificial intelligence I would have scoffed. Yet, these books are great! Funny, full of action, and lots of creative problem solving....