Truly an awful book...one of the worst I've ever read. And I don't mean the subject matter, which was obviously intended to be a deeply disturbing look at a possible future of oppression cloaked as righteousness. The writing style was horrible, full of grammatical errors, disjointed, and thoroughly uninteresting. All in all, reading this book felt like a complete and total waste of time. I can't recommend it to anyone, even as a warning of a possible dystopian future we may be headed towards.
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Lockworld rated The Girl Who Played with Fire: 5 stars
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson (Millennium, #2)
In the electrifying follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Lisbeth Salander, the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker, is the …
Lockworld rated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: 4 stars
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Millenium, #1)
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist and hacker Lisbeth Salander investigate the disappearance of Harriet Vanger which took place forty years ago.
Lockworld rated The Color of Compromise: 5 stars
The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
The Color of Compromise is both enlightening and compelling, telling a history we either ignore or just don't know. Equal …
Lockworld rated Fahrenheit 451: 1 star
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...
The system was simple. Everyone understood it. …
Conqueror by Conn Iggulden (Conqueror, #5)
Lockworld rated Lords of the Bow: 5 stars
Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden (Conqueror, #2)
Conn Iggulden's novels are grand historical tales of conquest and vengeance, cruelty and greatness. Now the acclaimed author of Genghis: …
Lockworld rated Birth of an Empire: 5 stars
Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden (Conqueror, #1)
Conn Iggulden's novels are grand historical tales of conquest and vengeance, cruelty and greatness. Now the acclaimed author of Genghis: …
Lockworld rated The Handmaid's Tale: 1 star
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it is a novel of such …
Lockworld finished reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid's Tale is not only a radical and brilliant departure for Margaret Atwood, it …
Truly an awful book...one of the worst I've ever read. And I don't mean the subject matter, which was obviously intended to be a deeply disturbing look at a possible future of oppression cloaked as righteousness. The writing style was horrible, full of grammatical errors, disjointed, and thoroughly uninteresting. All in all, reading this book felt like a complete and total waste of time. I can't recommend it to anyone, even as a warning of a possible dystopian future we may be headed towards.
Lockworld finished reading Timeline by Michael Crichton
In an Arizona desert a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no …
I've always thought Timeline was a great book. The quantum physics premise is a bit tough to swallow, but I love the fresh new look at history as real people living real lives over the typical arrogance we hold when looking back on the past. There's a movie based on the book, but the movie doesn't do it justice. It's definitely worth taking the time to read. And, hey, since it's Chichton, it's fast-paced and enjoyable to read...you won't want to put it down.
I've always thought Timeline was a great book. The quantum physics premise is a bit tough to swallow, but I love the fresh new look at history as real people living real lives over the typical arrogance we hold when looking back on the past. There's a movie based on the book, but the movie doesn't do it justice. It's definitely worth taking the time to read. And, hey, since it's Chichton, it's fast-paced and enjoyable to read...you won't want to put it down.
Timeline by Michael Crichton
In an Arizona desert a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he …
Lockworld rated Star-Spangled Jesus: 5 stars
Lockworld finished reading Star-Spangled Jesus by April Ajoy
This book was an astonishingly good read! I expected an over-politicized self-justification from someone who left the world of Christian Nationalism and had a bone to pick with their old "team." Instead, I had the pleasure of reading a beautiful, well-written, and hilarious deep-dive into the roots of Christian Nationalism and its impact on the United States of America and Christianity in general. The book is clearly rooted in love...love for Jesus and love for neighbors (which includes everyone), and is a must-read for anyone of any faith (or none) who wants to understand what's happening in the world today.
This book was an astonishingly good read! I expected an over-politicized self-justification from someone who left the world of Christian Nationalism and had a bone to pick with their old "team." Instead, I had the pleasure of reading a beautiful, well-written, and hilarious deep-dive into the roots of Christian Nationalism and its impact on the United States of America and Christianity in general. The book is clearly rooted in love...love for Jesus and love for neighbors (which includes everyone), and is a must-read for anyone of any faith (or none) who wants to understand what's happening in the world today.
Lockworld reviewed The Last Election by Andrew Yang
THE LAST ELECTION is a unique political thriller about an outlandish yet frighteningly possible—even probable—scenario …
Good, but not for me
2 stars
This was a pretty good book, but the focus was mostly on the political processes that drive elections in the United States, and not so much about the impact those elections have on the average American or the causes, impacts, or cures for the deep schisms that currently divide the country.
Overall, though, an easy and entertaining, if still disturbing, read.