stefanicox's Reviews (519)

Society intrigue and mystery abound as we follow the quirky residents of Savannah, Georgia in Berendt's book. Lots of interesting characters, and an exploration of the life of the elite in a city I didn't know too much about before.

I'd had this graphic novel on my shelf forever, but recently watched the moving documentary also called "Virunga" that talked about a lot of the same issues as this book. The graphic novel sets a similar scene with many different characters: park rangers, refugees, various militia groups, wildlife in the park, etc. showing the complexity of the conflicts over resources, money, and people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I'm also just impressed that this was completed by college students; I remember going to the release party and hearing about how much work goes into creating something like this.

A quick, inspirational read for artistically-minded and/or entrepreneurial folks looking for some encouragement to carry through on projects.

The beginning was pretty good, explaining how some folks just process activity and stimulation a little bit more than others, with some helpful reframing tools. The end lost some momentum and I could have done without the thoughts on religion and spirituality.

Ferriss' ideas are definitely intriguing, even though he seems to be writing to a very specific type of person (young corporate zombie). While a lot of what he writes about doesn't really apply to other folks, it's still a helpful book in terms of thinking big about your goals and restructuring your life to make sure that you're spending time doing the things you really want to do.

Erdrich's writing and the way she weaves metaphors into her stories is really beautiful. I wasn't quite as drawn into this one as Plague of Doves, but I still very much enjoyed it.

Liked it, but didn't love it. Slightly surprised by that, since she did have a creative set of characters and plot. Interested in seeing what her other books are like.

A light read that's a true story about a young man in India starting his own company against the wishes of his parents and his culture. It wasn't the most engaging book, but I liked reading something a bit less mainstream (a friend of mine picked it up in India on a recent visit). If you're thinking about starting your own business it might have some extra appeal.

It's funny, I really can't say that I liked the main character very much at all, but I'm glad I read this book. Kincaid's prose is really beautiful, and she's making a great point about what it means to define yourself even in situations that others would call horrible or lacking in some way.

So many pages Mr. Martin. So many pages! I'm not sure that all of them were necessary, but overall this is still a pretty good fantasy saga. War is brewing, dragons are afoot, and everything picks up pretty much where it left off in book 1.