Review of Woman at War

I tend to review a lot of books on this blog. I am a reader. I am also a watcher and I tend to second screen (a lot). In fact even as I write this there is video playing on…

Review of Fighting for Space

Amy Shira Teitel’s Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and their Historical Battle for Female Spaceflight, is a superb read and I give it 4.5 of 5 stars. Nonetheless, this is oddly one of the more difficult reviews that I have…

Review of Empires of the Sky

Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men’s Epic Duel to Rule the World by Alexander Rose My rating: 5 of 5 stars Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men’s Epic Duel to Rule the Skies is…

Review of The Last Resort

The Last Resort by Susi Holliday My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Last Resort is not unlike an episode of Black Mirror – a show referenced throughout the novel. Susi Holliday has written an entertaining short fiction with a…

Who Shares Taste in Books

Just a very quick data crunch and visualisation. In the Gentleman’s Book Club, everyone makes a suggestion on our next read and we democratically decide that read by each ranking our own preferences. The top book is our read. Throughout…

Review of The Pilgrim Conspiracy

The Pilgrim Conspiracy by Jeroen Windmeijer My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Pilgrim Conspiracy promises a tale in the style of Dan Brown, and it delivers. Connecting Freemasonry with the Pilgrim trek from England to Leiden and eventually to…

Learn Python Quickly

Learn Python Quickly: A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Learning Python, Even If You’re New to Programming by Code Quickly My rating: 5 of 5 stars Learn Python Quickly is a new (and exceptionally handily accomplished) beginner’s guide to Python by…

ReReview of Flashman

A quick review of a re-read.It’s been a couple decades since first reading the series and by and large it has stood well the test of time.The historical context of the publishing of the novel always remains a good tale.…

Review of Escaping Dreamland

This review is based on a pre-released copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. It is scheduled to be released in September of 2020. Escaping Dreamland by Charlie Lovett My rating: 5 of 5 star Escaping…

A Virtual Craft Beer Festival

Well we do live in interesting times. So through some social mediated means I caught wind of the Craic Community’s VBF and am very glad I did. From 3pm to 8pm today 60+ people congregated via Zoom to interact with…

Review of Three Cheers for Me

I cannot believe that I have not reviewed this favourite until now. I had collected a few words about the longer series that comprise The Collected Bandy Papers (Vols 1 – 9) in a previous post. They are modern day…