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This book was ok. I enjoyed the story and the characters. The big knock on it for me was the multiple massive time jumps and skips all over the place. That pulled me out of the story every time it happened.

That being said, I'm excited to dig into the next book in the series.

This was the first fiction I've read by Chesterton. It was fun, but a little dry at times. I feel it was a good way to ease into his fictional writing.

With this, Stephenson is 1 for 3 with books of his I've read and enjoyed. That 1 is Seveneves.

For Snow Crash, I really enjoyed, specifically, the story/plot. However, the main characters I found uninteresting and somewhat flat. The world was ok, but the world building was not ideal. This could use some trimming and pacing changes as well. All in all, as 2 stars says, it was just ok.

4.5 stars, really. For some reason, I lump this book with "Catcher in the Rye" and "A Confederacy of Dunces," I think something with a fish out of water story in mid-century New York. With this comparison, Flowers for Algernon greatly benefits. I enjoyed it the whole time. I liked the cyclical nature of the story. It was bittersweet, edging on the sweet.

Very good! The end brought to mind "Incredible Ned," and this book was just as incredible.

A good book delving into various aspects of Christmas. I'd definitely count it among (and indeed on my shelf next to) anything by Pitre or Kreeft.