★★☆☆☆ 2 / 5 It would be outlandish to presume that a renowned author like Stanislaw Lem had never heard of the three-act literary structure. Therefore, I cannot explain why he has forsaken it when writing this book. He has… Read More »Book Review: Solaris
★★★★☆ 4 / 5 The truly great thing about this book is the author’s contagious enthusiasm toward science and astronomy. His descriptions of the various elements of our solar system, despite being mostly told from the point of view of… Read More »Book Review: 2001: A Space Odyssey
★★★★☆ 4 / 5 This is some great sci fi. The good kind; the kind that merely uses science to open up the possibilities for the real subject: the study of the human psyche. My only real complaint is that… Read More »Book Review: Ender’s Game (Ender’s Saga, #1)
★★☆☆☆ 2 / 5 Intéressant pour son contexte historique, mais sans plus. Fiche Technique Auteur(e): Unknown Éditeur: Flammarion ISBN: 9782080721518
★★★★★ 5 / 5 A great story with believable characters wrapped around a fantastic style of writing. This is the kind of book that transcends the genre conventions that it’s supposed to follow. Fact Sheet Author: Raymond Chandler Publisher: Vintage… Read More »Book Review: The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
This is a brain dump of principles I learned from Haskell that can be applied to most modern programming languages. The examples use PHP, and this is written from the point of view of a developer working at Turbulent. 1.… Read More »Applying Principles of FP to Other Languages
★★☆☆☆ 2 / 5 N’apporte rien de nouveau au genre. Fiche Technique Auteur(e): Anne Robillard Éditeur: Éditions de Mortagne ISBN: 9782890746626
★★★★☆ 4 / 5 This book wins by its premise. By drawing very obvious (sometimes overly so) parallels with the fall of major Earth civilizations of our past, such as the Roman Empire, Asimov manages to make a universe set… Read More »Book Review: Foundation (Foundation, #1)
★★★☆☆ 3 / 5 Engaging characters in an engaging period of history. I feel like some meaning was lost to me due to the difference in culture, but it was still very interesting. Fact Sheet Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Publisher:… Read More »Book Review: The Great Gatsby
★★☆☆☆ 2 / 5 Nowhere near as captivating as the three excellent books that came before. Here’s to hoping that Martin kept all the best bits for A Dance With Dragons. Fact Sheet Author: George R.R. Martin Publisher: Bantam Books… Read More »Book Review: A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)