helloCLD rated The Dice Man: 4 stars
The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart
The Dice Man is a 1971 novel by career English professor George Cockcroft (writing under the pen name, "Luke Rhinehart") …
Definitely need to get the rest of these
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helloCLD rated Akira, Vol. 1: 5 stars
Akira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro Ōtomo (Akira)
In Neo-Tokyo, built on the former site of Tokyo after World War III, two teenagers are targeted by agencies after …
helloCLD finished reading Akira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro Ōtomo (Akira)
In Neo-Tokyo, built on the former site of Tokyo after World War III, two teenagers …
helloCLD reviewed Roadside Picnic by Борис Стругацкий
Roadside Picnic is set in the aftermath of an extraterrestrial event called the Visitation that …
M O O D
5 stars
Man, this book just exudes atmosphere. The way the story is told over time is great. Highly recommend.
helloCLD rated Educated: A Memoir: 5 stars
helloCLD rated Cat's Cradle: 4 stars
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
One of Vonnegut's major works, a young writer decides to interview the children of a scientist primarily responsible for the …
helloCLD reviewed Disrupting the game by Reggie Fils-Aimé
More Advice, Less Memoir
3 stars
This wasn't quite what I was expecting. I went in thinking it'd be mostly a memoir/autobiography, but what I got leaned more into life experience and tips on how to be a better manager/executive. Some good advice in general in it, but it was in general a pretty rigid piece.
Solaris by Stanisław Lem
When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself …
helloCLD stopped reading Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League by E. M. Rauch
Content warning Kinda sorta spoilery review, incomplete
Giving up on this one for now, at about the half-way point. It's... just not good. Overly verbose without saying anything, meandering plot, and worst of all it's not fun or funny like the movie prequel.
helloCLD finished reading Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
In what is widely hailed as the best of his many novels, Charles Bukowski details …
This was an excellent "memoir"/coming-of-age/slice of life in the late 30's. I need more Bukowski in my library.
helloCLD rated Generation X: 5 stars
Generation X by Douglas Coupland
Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture is the first novel by Douglas Coupland, published by St. Martin's Press in …
helloCLD rated The Secret History: 5 stars
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Secret History is the first novel by the American author Donna Tartt, published by Alfred A. Knopf in September …