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Phillip J rated Farmer Giles of Ham: 4 stars

J. R. R. Tolkien: Farmer Giles of Ham (1999, Houghton Mifflin Company)

Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien

In this fiftieth anniversary edition of the Tolkien classic, Farmer Giles, his mare, and his talking dog go into the …

Phillip J rated Cheshire Crossing: 3 stars

Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir

The three meet here, at Cheshire Crossing—a boarding school where girls like them learn how to cope with their supernatural …

Phillip J rated Fangs: Crocs: 2 stars

Sarah Andersen, Chloé Seyrès: Fangs (Hardcover, français language, 2021, 404 éditions)

Fangs: Crocs by Sarah Andersen, Chloé Seyrès

Lorsqu’Elsie et Jimmy se rencontrent dans un bar, c’est le coup de foudre. S’engage alors une relation amoureuse tout ce …

Phillip J rated Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: 3 stars

Betty MacDonald: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1975, Lippincott)

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald

From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as …

Phillip J rated Adventures with Waffles: 3 stars

No cover — Maria Parr, Kate Forrester: Adventures with Waffles (2018, Candlewick Press)

Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr, Kate Forrester

Phillip J reviewed Redshirts by John Scalzi

John Scalzi: Redshirts (Paperback, 2013, Tor Books)

THEY WERE EXPENDABLE . . . UNTIL THEY STARTED COMPARING NOTES

Ensign Andrew Dahl has …

Review of 'Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I'd rate this a 4.5 if I could. It was fun, made me laugh, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It got a bit too meta for my taste at a couple points, but hit one of my points I was thinking about throughout the back half.

It's fun, melds hard sci-fi with more pulpy stuff, and like Galaxy Quest, I recommend it for anyone who is familiar with and loves Star Trek.

Phillip J rated Serpentine: 4 stars

Philip Pullman, Tom Duxbury: Serpentine (Hardcover, 2020, Random House Children's Books)

Serpentine by Philip Pullman, Tom Duxbury

Phillip J rated Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald: 3 stars

Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald by George MacDonald

Phillip J rated Project Hail Mary: 4 stars

Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary (Hardcover, 2021, Ballantine Books)

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …

Phillip J reviewed Butterfly in the typewriter by Cory MacLauchlin

Cory MacLauchlin: Butterfly in the typewriter (2012, Da Capo Press)

"The saga of John Kennedy Toole is one of the greatest stories of American literary …

Review of 'Butterfly in the typewriter' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I feel like this book is similar to "Catcher in the Rye," where if you read/discover it when you're younger, it will have a bigger impact and you will like it more. However, if you read it as an adult, then it will not be as good. That's what I found at least.

The phrase that kept running through my mind was "proto-neckbeard," and I could not wait to finish this book. There was no point that I really enjoyed, but only read it out of an obligation to....I don't even really know.