Category: Science-Fiction

Review: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 67 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Thursday Next, Special Ops LiteraTec Agent, has a secret or two.  The biggest secret, perhaps, is that, as a young girl, she… Continue Reading “Review: The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde”

Review: House of Stairs by William Sleator

 House of Stairs by William Sleator Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 45 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) William Sleator’s House of Stairs is a fascinating psychological thriller about five orphans who are kidnapped, brought to an enormous… Continue Reading “Review: House of Stairs by William Sleator”

Review: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau Final Verdict: 3.25 out of 4.0 YTD: 4 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. It is sometime in the future, on planet Earth, and something rather terrible has happened. For reasons not explained (though one… Continue Reading “Review: The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau”

Review: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein Final Verdict: 3.5 out of 4.0 YTD: 60 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. Robert Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is, essentially, a retelling of the American Revolution of 1776,… Continue Reading “Review: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein”

Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Final Verdict: 3.0 out of 4.0 Plot/Story: 3 – Plot/Story is interesting & believable. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is the first book in a series of three that takes place in an unspecified future, in what… Continue Reading “Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins”