Reviews

'Ready Player One' by Ernest Cline

Review by John Jarzemsky

November 9, 2011 (2) comments

A review of the earnest, but ultimately unsatisfying geek sci-fi romp "Ready Player One."

'Pauline Kael: A Life In The Dark' by Brian Kellow

Review by Devin Faraci

November 7, 2011 (3) comments

Pauline Kael reshaped the relationship the audience had with the movies, and created a new relationship between the critic and the masses. This is a review of her new biography, 'A Life In The Dark.'

"Hell & Gone" by Duane Swierczynski

Review by Keith Rawson

November 3, 2011 (2) comments

An inescapable underground prison, cabalistic secret organizations, psychological torture - It's all a standard day at the office in Duane Swierczynski's latest offering.

'One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com' by Richard L Brandt

Review by Paul Graham Raven

This biography of Jeff Bezos and Amazon.com may not be packed with literary merit, but it clearly shows how Amazon took the throne in internet retail: we, its customers, put it there.

'The 90s: The Inside Stories from the Decade That Rocked' by Rolling Stone Magazine

Review by Joe Daly

October 25, 2011 (8) comments

Enter literary time capsule, The 90s: The Inside Stories from the Decade That Rocked, a dense, slickly packaged “Best of” collection of original articles published by Rolling Stone magazine in the 90s

'Double Dexter' by Jeff Lindsay

Review by Brandon Tietz

October 20, 2011 (5) comments

In the sixth installment of Jeff Lindsay’s Dexter series, Dexter Morgan continues dispensing his personal brand of justice, but everything changes when he’s caught in the act by a mysterious witness.

"Djibouti" by Elmore Leonard

Review by Keith Rawson

October 18, 2011 (2) comments

Pirates, documentary filmmakers, and a race around the African coastline make up the latest from the king of all crime fiction, Elmore Leonard. Avast!