History has always held a deep fascination for me. I have an interest in a broad swath of it, but I’m most fascinated by times long past, such as ancient civilizations (particularly Egypt, Greece and Rome) and the Dark and Middle Ages. I do enjoy modern history, just not with the same passion. But one […]
Lunar New Year’s day was Sunday. That took me away from the computer for a few days with the in-laws. Lots of food. Lots and lots of it actually. I took it easy on the alcohol this year though, so no massive hangovers or silly drunken takes to relate. It was still all very tiring […]
I picked up this book on a whim. I’m not much into love stories, which is what this is at its core, but the premise of a guy hopping uncontrollably through time because of a genetic disease really piqued my interest. Once I started reading it, it was really difficult to put down. This was […]
So I finished The Da Vinci Code a few days ago. I’m still scratching my head. Not from any mystical revelations or mindbending plot elements in the book, mind you. No, my puzzlement comes from the book’s success. It was an utter disappointment.
Angels & Demons is a much better story. It was paced well and […]
I’m a big fan of Umberto Eco. His tale of cabalistic intrigue, Foucault’s Pendulum, is very near the top of my favorites list (and that’s saying a lot, considering that my favorites tend to be from the fantasy genre). My first reading of it in the late 90s left me scratching my head to some […]