• Computer Industry Book Reviews

    Computer Industry Book Reviews

    Back in the 1990s, I wrote regular book reviews for computer industry magazines. It was a great little gig and I enjoyed reading the books and seeing my writing in print. I also got to keep the books after reviewing them, and ended up with a large collection. I’m sure I still have some of…

  • Book Review – The Funeral Birds

    Book Review – The Funeral Birds

    The Funeral Birds by Paula R.C. Readman. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. Funeral Birds is a charming little tale about a private detective who is about to close his agency for good when one last client walks in. I don’t usually read crime fiction, but I found this to be a fun, fast-paced story…

  • Book Review: About a Boy

    Book Review: About a Boy

    About a Boy by Nick Hornby. My rating: 5 of 5 stars. About a Boy is a simple tale about a relatively shallow man in his thirties who thinks he has everything, and a twelve year old boy who is struggling to fit into life at a new school after the separation of his parents.…

  • Book Review: Atlas Shrugged

    Book Review: Atlas Shrugged

    Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. My rating: 1 of 5 stars. Atlas Shrugged is a behemoth of a book that doesn’t know what it is. It wants to be a novel, but it also wants to be a vehicle for Rand’s objectivist philosophy. By trying to be both, it fails to be either. For a…