Reviews and Comments
Deep in a philosophy hole, but I enjoy tons of other non-fiction books and a lot of fiction as well.
Follow me on Mastodon
This link opens in a pop-up window
rooneymcnibnug rated Dracula: 3 stars
Dracula by Bram Stoker
This diary style book by Bram Stoker continues to put fear into the hearts of many who read it. Count …
rooneymcnibnug rated The Great Shark Hunt: 2 stars
rooneymcnibnug rated Frankenstein: 4 stars
rooneymcnibnug rated Spoon River Anthology: 3 stars
Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters
In Spoon River Anthology, the American poet Edgar Lee Masters (1869–1950) created a series of compelling free-verse monologues in which …
rooneymcnibnug rated Going Postal: 3 stars
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #33)
Suddenly, condemned arch-swindler Moist von Lipwig found himself with a noose around his neck and dropping through a trapdoor into …
rooneymcnibnug rated Basic Writings of Nietzsche: 4 stars
Basic Writings of Nietzsche by Friedrich Nietzsche
One hundred years after his death, Friedrich Nietzsche remains the most influential philosopher of the modern era. Basic Writings of …
rooneymcnibnug rated Camus and Sartre: 4 stars
Germaine Brée: Camus and Sartre (1974, Calder and Boyars)
Camus and Sartre by Germaine Brée (Critical appraisals series)
rooneymcnibnug rated Moby-Dick: 5 stars
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
"Command the murderous chalices! Drink ye harpooners! Drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow -- Death …
rooneymcnibnug rated Cosmos: 5 stars
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
This book is about science in its broadest human context, how science and civilization grew up together. It is the …
rooneymcnibnug rated Homage to Catalonia: 4 stars
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell (Penguin books -- 1699)
[Homage to Catalonia][1] is [George Orwell][2]'s account of his experiences fighting in the 'Spanish Civil War'. Alongside many British workers, …
rooneymcnibnug rated The Illuminatus! Trilogy: 4 stars
The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson, Robert Shea
The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels by American writers Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, first published …
rooneymcnibnug rated No Place to Hide: 3 stars
No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald
The story of one of the greatest national security leaks in US history. In June 2013, reporter and political commentator …
rooneymcnibnug rated Ethics (Penguin Classics): 4 stars
rooneymcnibnug rated The Decameron: 4 stars
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio
The Decameron (; Italian: Decameron [deˈkaːmeron, dekameˈrɔn, -ˈron] or Decamerone [dekameˈroːne]), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Old Italian: Prencipe Galeotto [ˈprentʃipe ɡaleˈɔtto, …