Review: Captain Marvel, Vol. 2: Stay Fly

Captain Marvel, Vol. 2: Stay Fly by Kelly Sue DeConnick
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Nope

That was bad in a way that few books are. I see where the latest movie, The Marvels took some ideas from. That was a bad idea which did not help that movie. This was a waste of a read that I’m glad to be done with but I’m mad that I actually read this thing.

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Review: Wolverine: Origin - The Complete Collection

Wolverine: Origin - The Complete Collection by Paul Jenkins
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Doesn’t live up

While it is two stories in one book both of them hit well below the expectations you have for them. The first book ends in a poor cliffhanger, the second ends in a poor statement. The art is the saving grace for both books but mostly the first one. I can’t say it’s a must read for this character but it at least pulls back the curtain on where he came from.

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Review: Dictionary of Hypnosis

Dictionary of Hypnosis by Ralph B. Winn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

It's a dictionary

There's only a few ways to rate a dictionary. This was fine. It's not complicated but it's informational. That's what a dictionary should be.

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Review: Think and Grow Rich special edition

Think and Grow Rich special edition by Napoleon Hill
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Key to better

This is one of the best books I've ever read. It's very quotable and one of those books that you have to come back to and read again. Thinking about this book makes me realize how many people have taken so much from this book. I'm glad I read this book and will put its wisdom to use. This definitely one of those books that can help guide you when you need it.

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Review: Nextwave: Agents Of H.A.T.E.: The Complete Collection: Agents of H.A.T.E. Ultimate Collection

Nextwave: Agents Of H.A.T.E.: The Complete Collection: Agents of H.A.T.E. Ultimate Collection by Warren Ellis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Warren Ellis gets silly

This is Warren Ellis getting paid to write the silliest thing he could with as many D-list characters as he could find. The book is not meant to be taken seriously. It’s not dumb but a lot of dumb things happen in the book. When the final two villains are revealed you see just how silly this whole thing was. It’s far from his best work but he’s one of the few writers who could write something this silly and get away with it.

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Review: The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

This book is about a dishonorable man doing dishonorable things and paying for it in the end. It’s a short book but it’s not enjoyable. The lead character is a terrible person who wants to do terrible things just because he’s bored. The woman is pointlessly dumb but good looking. That’s the only selling point about her. The rest is silly and you just read the chapters to get through the book. The writing is fine but of its time. While the layout of the story is actually well done there are too many coincidences that lead to the end of the book. I can’t recommend this book as the characters are annoying to me. If you want to read a noir kind of book this one is short but it’s not an enjoyable read.

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Review: The Forever War

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

There is no story in this book. It has a lot of ideas but there is no actual story in the book. Towards the end it starts throwing out random ideas there none to us but were never mentioned earlier in the story. The problem with it is that it has the same kind of structure as an Author C Clarke story. If you read a Clarke book you'll see that it has a ton of ideas but the characters are one dimensional and there is barely a story in the book at all. Those books are mostly idea and concept books. They are well written ideas and concepts so they work well. In this book it's not the case as the book is devoid of a story beyond humans fighting a vague enemy. If you like that kind of story Starship Troopers does a much better job with that idea. I see why people claim that it's great but they are wrong. There's nothing here but a bunch of ideas thrown out over and over again in a senseless manner. I didn't hate this book but it was very annoying to try and come back to this book. In the end I just forced my way through it. There are more books in this series but I don't look forward to reading those after reading this dumb book.

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