My Reading Log

Starts out nicely with Hornblower sent off to deal with a mutinous crew and keeps up the pace for about half of the book. Things begin to slow down near the end when the war with the end of the Napoleonic wars. Although, the return of some old firends from previous books is a welcome turn. So far, the initial trilogy of Hornblower novels are looking like the high point in the series.

A fairly good sci-fi novel about a pair of telepathic twins separated when one goes off to survey new worlds in a near-light speed starship. Although somewhat dated in it's writing style, the book does a good job describing how near-light speed travel would affect the aging of the twin in space compared with the one on earth.

Another exciting Hornblower sea tale. This one was a much better read than the last, although, outside of the title character, there still aren't that many vivid characters. But, you can tell that Forester is beginning to lay the groundwork for larger story lines. The story here goes from one naval action to the next, each more exciting than the last.

A very good read that is a critical analysis and brief history of text adventures. The first half gets a little bogged down in trying to place these games in a literary niche, but it eventually delves into the history of Infocom and more.

Thought I'd give this series a try after finishing the Aubry/Maturn series. Hornblower is definately a simpler read, and it's almost as good O'Brian. The characters were not as vivid as O'Brian's.

I loved "I, Claudius" but was utterly bored by this. Maybe I would have appreciated more if I had more than a passing knowledge of the Bible. It doesn't help clear up matters when it seems like half the characters are named either Mary or John.

I'd recommend any book in this series. They have their highs and lows, but all-in-all I think this is one of the better entries in the series. I tend to favor the more Maturin-centric tales like this.

Not bad, but I was expecting a more basic econ textbook rather than, what more often than not, feels like a purely political analysis (not that I disagree with his positions, just not what I was looking for).

Ending is pretty anti-climactic, but the meat of the story is very interesting.

Rather boring and pointless.

A satisfying ending to a wonderful series of books. The rating reflects my opinion of the series more than that of this one book (Goblet of Fire remains the best of the series)

A very well done Aubry/Maturin story. More Maturin centric than usual, which is refreshing.

Another nice entry in the Aubry Maturin series.

Interesting with a nice ending, but lacks any real plot complications to hook me in.

The first third is intriguing then it just jumps ship.

Listened to it as a book on tape. Good but lacked an over arching plot.

More of a character study of a completely unappealing character than a plot-driven novel. Not my thing.

Mildly amusing but poorly written memoir.