I got about halfway through, but have to return it to the library due to a hold. I wish I'd picked this up earlier, when the weather gave me more time to read. I'll have to re-request it after it's checked back in to the library.
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Jim V commented on Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, #1)
Children of Time is a 2015 science fiction novel by author Adrian Tchaikovsky. The work …
I got about halfway through, but have to return it to the library due to a hold. I wish I'd picked this up earlier, when the weather gave me more time to read. I'll have to re-request it after it's checked back in to the library.
Jim V finished reading A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander (Center for Environmental Structure)
Alexander and his co-authors present us with over two hundred (roughly 250) "patterns" that they …
I have no idea when I finished reading this book, so just putting today's date.
I have no idea when I finished reading this book, so just putting today's date.
Jim V commented on Don't you dare read this, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In the journal she is keeping for English class, sixteen-year-old Tish chronicles the changes in …
This book had been an assigned reading in one of my children's classrooms. A group of parents objected to the material and ended up getting the book banned in that school district. Until that time, I had been very active in the district, but banning books is a show-stopper for me. We moved out of the district shortly thereafter.
This book had been an assigned reading in one of my children's classrooms. A group of parents objected to the material and ended up getting the book banned in that school district. Until that time, I had been very active in the district, but banning books is a show-stopper for me. We moved out of the district shortly thereafter.
Jim V wants to read Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales
Jim V stopped reading Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in …
I don't remember when I finally gave up on this book.
I don't remember when I finally gave up on this book.
Jim V wants to read A History of America in Ten Strikes by Erik Loomis
"... labor historian Erik Loomis recounts ten critical workers’ strikes in American labor history that …
Saw this on @Athena's shelf
Saw this on @Athena's shelf
Jim V wants to read Profit Without Oppression by Kim Crayton
Heard about this on Mastodon
Jim V started reading How to Change by Angela Duckworth
I heard about this book via "Dissecting America" podcast for New Years Day 2023.
I heard about this book via "Dissecting America" podcast for New Years Day 2023.
Jim V finished reading Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The …
One of my favorite books to re-read! I always find something I missed on previous readings.
Jim V rated Don't you dare read this, Mrs. Dunphrey: 4 stars
Don't you dare read this, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In the journal she is keeping for English class, sixteen-year-old Tish chronicles the changes in her life when her abusive …
Jim V rated Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3): 4 stars
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games ; #3)
Katniss Everdeen's having survived the Hunger Games twice makes her a target of the Capitol and President Snow, as well …
Jim V rated Electronic formulas, symbols & circuits: 5 stars
Jim V reviewed Djibouti by Elmore Leonard
Djibouti is a 2010 crime fiction work by American writer Elmore Leonard.
Review of 'Djibouti' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
I gave up on this one, even though it sounded like something I would enjoy. Something about Elmore Leonard's writing style just grated on me.
I gave up on this one, even though it sounded like something I would enjoy. Something about Elmore Leonard's writing style just grated on me.
Jim V rated The Mongoliad: 2 stars
