Reviews and Comments

A dense read on the decline of civic life in America. Full of statistics that sometimes made my mind wander, but readable for non math nerds. Incredibly informative, and helped clear up some of the murky ideas I’ve had about what’s going on here…

My only criticism is that I wish it went into deeper analysis as to the causes (even deeper than it does), but I guess that would be another book.

Great collection of stories. I used to be really into the Horus Heresy in the late 2000s, but fell out of it. Decided to get back into it with this book, and while I wouldn't recommend this as a starting point for anyone, I don't regret my decision.

I love a good Dave Gross fantasy novel. Some of the descriptions were a little hard to follow, but that’s probably more due to the fact that I took a break from Warmachine just before The Convergence came out. Great story, interesting characters, and a plot that kept me guessing.

I like Dave Gross’ writing. Some cringey character moments and overlong descriptions of the warjacks, but I liked it overall. Can’t wait to read the novel this leads into.

Starts out with too many characters, but whittles it down to some good ones. I thought the main plot of the “bad guys” a little confusing, and don’t really know what happened with that, but like I said… Some enjoyable characters.

Enjoyable read the dispelled many misconceptions I had with meditation and Buddhism in general.

Masterful writing. This is a perfect example of Dan Abnett’s skill as an author. Entertaining, grand, and meaningful. The plot and pacing keeps you turning the page, while the characters make you invested in the story. The descriptions he gives of Kislev make me think that this is the closest a Black Library novel has ever come to something like “Blood Meridian.” I couldn’t put it down.

A fascinating look at the role-playing industry's first days, written in a way that's easy and entertaining to follow. If you're at all interested in the history of the games you play and the personalities that were behind the scenes, then this book is worth reading.

Dry, and a little hard to follow all the named people as, because it’s not narrative, they don’t have any distinguishing characteristics, but very interesting. It asks some questions that I didn’t think were this big, despite being in the hobby for almost thirty years. Would recommend if you’re interested in gaming history or design.

Entertaining and quick. Some hokey dialogue and an end scene that kind of dragged on. Not a lot of detail to the characters, and some pretty dull twists. You can see some of Brett’s voice come through the characters if you’ve heard him on podcasts and such.

I’m not certain I know who this book is for, but it wasn’t for me. There is some analysis at the end, but I would’ve liked a bit more. It often just read like a Wikipedia article about influencers. It was a bit boring at the start, got good around the Vine section, then felt rushed at the end. I dunno, if you’re into mainstream online celebrities this might be interesting to see how they moved from one platform to the other, but I couldn’t imagine caring about these people. Well-researched, though. Just imagining compiling this info makes my head spin.

Good read! Admittedly Graham McNeill can be a mixed bag. I generally like him though.

Fulgrim’s downfall was much better written than Horus’ and is far more tragic. The characters in this book were a little same-y and of course I wish there was more Tarvitz, but the descriptions of the Slaanesh corruption were top notch. My biggest complaint is that there were a couple references to gender essentialism in some of the remembrancer sections, which were pretty eye-rolling, even if you’re not into gender theory.

This is probably a three-star bumped up to a four because I love Slaanesh stuff.