axleyjc wants to read Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham
The section on values with examples may be useful
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axleyjc wants to read Eventually Everything Connects by Sarah Firth
From a comic shared on mastodon about anxiety
axleyjc stopped reading Chickenshit Club by Jesse Eisinger
"Why were no bankers put in prison after the financial crisis of 2008? Why do …
Got repetitive. Interesting at first
axleyjc finished reading Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
A book about self acceptance.
I own this book
axleyjc reviewed Name of the Devil by Andrew Mayne
Review of 'Name of the Devil' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I didn't like the writing style. It was very abrupt transitioning from one scene to another. The reader was left to unpack the new scene and how it relates to what they just read.
I also found the action hard to follow - especially things like the fake explosion and setup of the pope and the aftermath. Still have no idea what happened there. Don't have a good mental model at all.
Spoiler alert: The ending is a perfect example of its problems.
At the end, there is this tension about Marta being holed-up in the embassy and you're wondering "how will they resolve this?" Then, there is a sudden break where the resolution is literally "phoned-in" by a character. A call comes into Jessica that just announces out of the blue "she's dead". WTF? Then goes on to explain some crazy situation occurred that I can't believe Jessica would …
I didn't like the writing style. It was very abrupt transitioning from one scene to another. The reader was left to unpack the new scene and how it relates to what they just read.
I also found the action hard to follow - especially things like the fake explosion and setup of the pope and the aftermath. Still have no idea what happened there. Don't have a good mental model at all.
Spoiler alert: The ending is a perfect example of its problems.
At the end, there is this tension about Marta being holed-up in the embassy and you're wondering "how will they resolve this?" Then, there is a sudden break where the resolution is literally "phoned-in" by a character. A call comes into Jessica that just announces out of the blue "she's dead". WTF? Then goes on to explain some crazy situation occurred that I can't believe Jessica would buy for a minute. The typical trope applies - they're not dead until you see their lifeless corpse! Was super unsatisfying way to end and seemed to come out of the blue. I think there were several situations like this throughout the book that were told after-the-fact to the reader rather than walking you through first-hand.
axleyjc rated Rebooting AI: 5 stars
The Stand by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (The Stand, #1)
When something goes horribly awry at a secret army base in the California desert, Charlie Campion and his family flee …
axleyjc rated The Odyssey: 5 stars
The Odyssey by Homer
The Odyssey (; Greek: Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, Attic Greek: [o.dýs.sej.ja]) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to …
Carrie by Stephen King
A modern classic, Carrie introduced a distinctive new voice in American fiction -- Stephen King. The story of misunderstood high …
Christine by Stephen King
A love triangle involving 17-year-old misfit Arnie Cunningham, his new girlfriend and a haunted 1958 Plymouth Fury. Dubbed Christine by …
axleyjc rated Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde: 4 stars
Oscar Wilde: Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (2021, Independently Published)
Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
A remarkably handsome youth, Dorian Gray, meets Lord Henry Wotton and is corrupted into a life of terrible evil. Granted …
axleyjc rated The Martian Chronicles: 5 stars
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
This is a collection of science fiction short stories, cleverly cobbled together to form a coherent and very readable novel …
axleyjc rated Of Mice and Men: 5 stars
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a …
axleyjc rated 'Salem's Lot: 4 stars
'Salem's Lot by Stephen King (Stephen King, #2)
Stephen King's second novel,'Salem's Lot, is the story of a mundane town under siege from the forces of darkness. Considered …
The Stand by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (The Stand, #1)
M-O-O-N spells the start of the third volume of Marvel's critically acclaimed adaptation of Stephen King's horror epic. Nick Andros …