Showing posts with label Last-in-series. Show all posts
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Monday, August 19, 2024

Review 507: Dust

Dust Dust by Hugh Howey
My rating: 3.75 of 5 stars



This isn’t really a review of the book, it’s my reading experience…there’s all sorts of reviews already written so didn’t feel like a summary of what happened was necessary.

The first book in this series I had low expectations and was blown away by the book. I read it quickly and enjoyed it quite a bit. The second book took me years to get to, this is why I don’t like series, there can be a long time lag between reading the books and yep, I forgot the details of the book, but not the overall arch. Book two was a prequel type anyway, taking place many, many years before book one.

In any case I didn’t enjoy book two so much. Maybe it was the high expectations after book one. So going into book three I wasn’t sure how I would take it. Turns out somewhere in the middle. I definitely liked it more than the second book, but not nearly as enjoyable as the first. I think there was something unique with the first one and after that none of the other books could live up to it.
In any case, I’m glad I didn’t wait many years, between book two and three. It was nearly a year between these two, but not so long ago that many of the details were forgotten.

I liked the conclusion to this book, it was quite satisfying.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Brief Review 439: The Cosmic Drama

The Cosmic Drama The Cosmic Drama by Alan W. Watts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



From the Illustrated Series - The Essence of Alan Watts
Book IX



A view of how this cosmic play may be running.




I only have a few of the books from the series:
Book I  - God 
Book VII  - Philosophical Fantasies 
Book VIII  - Ego 
Book IX  - Cosmic Drama

Friday, December 18, 2020

Brief Review 184: Ready Player Two

Ready Player Two Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars




The first book was much better (Ready Player One). That book was original and surprising, and for a sequel it just can't be unique. Felt like this one was more focused on a few key "referenced works" and not as broad as the first book. Overall it was a good adventure, just not spectacular. Definitely enjoyed Wil Wheaton as the narrator.




Previous book:
  • Ready Player One - 5 stars  
    • Print book read December 15- 17, 2011
    • Audio book read July 6-16, 2015

Friday, August 14, 2020

Brief Review 153: The Toll

The Toll The Toll by Neal Shusterman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Good third book, and satisfying conclusion to the series.




Previous books in Series: Arc of a Scythe:
  • Book 1: Scythe - 4 stars
    • Read June 18-20, 2018
  • Book 2: Thunderhead - 5 stars
    • Read February 27-March 03, 2020

Read all books in series via audio

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