Category Archives: Book reviews

Web Serial Review: Worm and Ward

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Alex R. Howe

Okay, it’s taken me a while to get around to this one. I just had a lot of other posts I wanted to get through, and it’s hard to keep up sometimes. I’m going to try to do this spoiler-free … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Death’s End by Liu Cixin

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Alex R. Howe

Death’s End is the final installment of the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy by Liu Cixin (family name Liu), the most popular science fiction series in China. I’ve reviewed the first two books before: The Three-Body Problem and The Dark … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Alex R. Howe

Sleeping Giants is one of those books I picked up blind. I knew nothing about the author, and I hadn’t heard the book recommended. All I knew was what was printed on the dust jacket. And I loved it. Sleeping … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Alex R. Howe

Well…here we go. I’m a big Harry Potter fan, so when I heard that J. K. Rowling was writing a stage play to follow the adventures of Harry’s son, Albus, and Draco Malfoy’s son, Scorpius, I was disappointed that I … Continue reading →

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Classic Sci-Fi Recommendation: A Case of Conscience by James Blish

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Alex R. Howe

A Case of Conscience, a 1958 novel by James Blish, is one of the few sci-fi novels that really tackles religion and theology head-on, especially in a setting with aliens. I’ll admit that the writing is not stellar, despite the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Alex R. Howe

The Dark Forest is the sequel to the The Three-Body Problem, which I reviewed previously. This is the second book in Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, the bestselling science fiction saga in China. The English translation came out … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Alex R. Howe

Alright, so I was torn about reviewing The Windup Girl because I’m really not sure it’s fair to do so. I tried. I really did. But no matter what I did, I just couldn’t get into this book. For the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Alex R. Howe

To Kill a Mockingbird is considered one of the great American novels. If you’re between the ages of 16 and 65, odds are you read it in high school. Harper Lee’s loosely autobiographical portrayal of racial tension in the American … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Archangel by Marguerite Reed

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Alex R. Howe

I can’t remember the last time I just picked up a book from a bookstore bookshelf without knowing anything about it besides what was on the back cover. In fact, of the many book reviews I’ve written on this blog, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Alex R. Howe

The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin is one of the best-selling science fiction novels in China and is the first Chinese science fiction novel to be translated into English for a wide-scale Western audience. The translator, Ken Liu, is himself … Continue reading →

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