Book Reviews 2013

Laughter in the Dark by Nabokov: dreary story of a man trying to cheat on his wife and get his paramour to fall in love with him. Not his best, but still will make you feel smart.

The Racketeer by John Grisham: This one was kind of all over the place, but he tied it together at the end. Good reading candy.

The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia : A great history of the Zelda franchise , lots of pictures too!

Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card: Card is trying milk the last drop out of his Ender series. It still had the sharp dialogue his other books, but I guess it was good for providing some closure on Bean. 

Hard Magic (Grimnoir Chronicles) by Larry Correia: This lesser-known Utah author has a bunch of fun steam-punk/magic books that almost have too much action in them. Clever power system and good fun for a fantasy nerd like me. 

Richard III by Shakespeare: Superb, the Bard at his finest. Great banter with wonderful insults and a villain you can really hate. 

Turn of the Screw by Henry James: Quick 85 page read that is pretty much the world's first subtle ghost story, a little boring and some frustrating parts where the characters act stupidly by not taking obvious actions, but amazing prose that makes suspenseful a book where almost nothing, by today's standards, happens. 

And some other books that I can't remember or won't admit to reading for various reasons...