#book Timeline

This book isn't going to be for everyone, but I really enjoyed it. There are a few chapters in the book that can easily be skipped, if you don't want to understand all the math behind some of the topics he is talking about in the book. I suggest this book for any mathematics major currently in school, or anyone who is interested in mathematics in general. I also suggest this book for anyone who is interested in discrimination within the USSR against Jewish people.

I thought this was a lovely read, and return to it about once a year. There is one particular part of the story that really emphasizes the Cold War for all of us who weren't around, or too young to remember it. The part when the author visits a grocery store in the United States for the first time is really eye-opening.

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Rated The Poppy War 8/10

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Rated Sharp Objects 8/10

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Rated The Girl Who Was Taken 10/10

Oh shit! Do you love thrillers? Do you ever watch Dateline for fun? I have a book for you, actually I have two if you like this author’s first book. The Girl Who Was Taken is one of the best crime/thriller books I have read in at least 10 years. This book landed me firmly back into being a fan of that genre.

Okay, so if your are thinking to yourself that you have never heard of this Charlie Donlea guy, you’re not alone. I don’t know how I found this book, or if it was recommended to me, or if God herself intervened. This guy can keep you engaged in a story. This guy can still surprise you, even after years of Law and Order: SVU. This guy can also make you really care about his characters, even if one of them has been dead since the book started.

Once you’re done with his The Girl Who Was Taken, roll right into Summit Lake. Actually, take a break and get some work done, because I know you didn’t put the last book down. Give yourself time to grieve this fictional character, but once your start itching for a new story, move on to Charlie’s next book.

I have seen on Charlie’s website that he has at least two more books, and one I have already bought. As soon as I read either of these, I will be adding another post. I would like to write a post dedicated to Summit Lake, but I think it would be at least redundant and at most spoilers.

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Rated The Name of the Wind 10/10

This is hands down my favorite book in the fiction section. I suggest this book to everyone, even people who have repeatedly told me that they don’t read. I read (or listen to) this book, or book two of this series, literally once a month.

This is one of those books that takes a few chapters to really hook you, so I usually forgive people for not getting into it. If you make it past the chapters that take place in Tarbean, you will be finishing the book. If you don’t make it past those chapters, then you need to try again.

This is a fantastic book about a world where magic isn’t everything it is cracked up to be, and science kind of is. If you ever wished that Harry Potter had to do more than say something in Latin just so… and then *swish and flick* just so… in order to do something magical, this is your book.

There is a whole system of “magic”, which is more “scientific” than it is anything, and is much more convincing than “Wingardium Leviosa” *flick*. The world that Rothfuss builds is one of the best fictions that I have ever stepped into.

If you don’t like this book, that is fine. If you do, welcome to one of this generation’s greatest fantasy.

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