Books, television, and movies

Books, television, and movies

If quarantine has helped with anything, it has been reducing our to-read and to-see lists. I figure this is a great a place as any to discuss the books, television, and movies I have seen.


Book Review: The Plant by Paul Sating (free e-book link inside)

7 Jul 2021 1 minute read 1 comment b_eleven

Book Review: The Plant by Paul Sating To be fair, The Plant is more like a short story teaser written by the author to lure you into a post-apocalyptic world of monsters, government conspiracies and experiments, and mystery and intrigue. In a post W...

Book Review: Ready Player Two

5 Jul 2021 3 minute read 1 comment b_eleven

Book Review: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline   Like many readers, I was veritably excited to hear that sequel to Ready Player One was in the works six years ago. The first book had been a nostalgic adventure through the memory lane of the 1980s and...

Shadow and Bone

22 May 2021 1 minute read 1 comment b_eleven

The new Netflix series Shadow and Bone (based on the book) is fantastic guys. While it is a bit overdone to place stories in a weird version of Russia or China, the story doesn't lose a lot by it. The story follows Alina Starkov, an orphan turned ca...

Book Review: Pantheon by KR Paul

21 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments b_eleven

If you are looking for a fun departure from reality for a little bit, take a look at Pantheon by KR Paul.  The military urban fantasy takes you on a thrill ride with the main character; an Air Force officer who learns that she has the power to telep...

Book Review: Strange Rebels by Christian Caryl

15 May 2021 3 minute read 0 comments b_eleven

I got the opportunity to re-read Strange Rebels by Christian Caryl recently. It poses a simple yet interesting hypothesis: that 1979 was a watershed year that set the stage for all of the 21st century. How does he lay this argument out? He indicate...

Elon Musk and the Space and Tech Industries

13 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments b_eleven

If you are first hearing about Elon Musk for the first time recently, you must not have been plugged into the world of electric cars, space, and tech industry. (Did you catch the pun?) A question that comes up for many people is: why is he so influen...