en-US Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:26:17 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9372519476 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:26:17 -0700 /review/show/7532741806 Dave wants to read Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
]]> Review7532532979 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:11:28 -0700 /review/show/7532532979 Dave gave 5 stars to The Thing About Jellyfish (Hardcover) by Ali Benjamin
bookshelves: read-with-daughter, fiction
My daughter got this as a birthday gift and loved it, and after telling me the tenth fact about jellyfish, convinced me to read it too. I agree with my daughter's assessment -- a really good book. It covers grief, mental illness, divorce, growing up, and a lot of other tricky things in a compelling, compassionate manner. ]]> ReadStatus9372235774 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:07:02 -0700 /review/show/7532548175 Dave wants to read Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service by Michael Lewis
]]> Review7532532979 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:01:46 -0700 /review/show/7532532979 Dave gave 5 stars to The Thing About Jellyfish (Hardcover) by Ali Benjamin
bookshelves: read-with-daughter, fiction
My daughter got this as a birthday gift and loved it, and after telling me the tenth fact about jellyfish, convinced me to read it too. I agree with my daughter's assessment -- a really good book. It covers grief, mental illness, divorce, growing up, and a lot of other tricky things in a compelling, compassionate manner. ]]> Review3390590755 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:14:14 -0700 /review/show/3390590755 Dave gave 5 stars to Motherless Brooklyn (Paperback) by Jonathan Lethem
bookshelves: fiction
A pretty stunning book, one of the most memorable protagonists I've read. Ranks right up there with the protagonist from A Confederacy of Dunces, but even better portrayed I think (or perhaps I've matured since I've read that, it's been a while). A great dive into characters and places (although honestly the city itself is almost a character here), with a great plot to go along with it. It took me a while to read, and I'm not certain why -- the writing is heavy, but there's enough action to keep things flowing well. ]]> ReadStatus9266564549 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:58:35 -0700 /review/show/7459349804 Dave wants to read The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
]]> Review7459345785 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:57:24 -0700 /review/show/7459345785 Dave gave 5 stars to Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) by James Clavell
bookshelves: fiction
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bookshelves: read-with-daughter
]]> ReadStatus9266551839 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 08:54:24 -0700 /review/show/7459340600 Dave wants to read Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green
]]> Review7445741277 Sat, 29 Mar 2025 15:33:05 -0700 /review/show/7445741277 Dave gave 4 stars to Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5) by Martha Wells
bookshelves: science-fiction
A full novel following several novellas, it mostly holds up to full book firm but did lag a bit in the middle. But the world building continues during and the character development gets into full effect here. ]]>