Enjoyment (10/10):Holy cow, how can one not enjoy this book – it has such a unique and fresh humor style that it just sparks such joy. How Douglas Adams was so frequently able to deliver great concepts such as talking doors, spontaneous whales, dolphins, highway construction irony, etc. My favorite line still in my head…
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Book Review – Frankenstein by Mary Shelly
Enjoyment (7/10):I must say that I really enjoy dual perspective books as it allows the reader to develop unique sources of empathy towards different characters. Both arcs of Dr. Frankenstein and Frankenstein’s monster were quite enjoyable as you find yourself so badly rooting for Frankenstein’s monster to be accepted in society as he behaves exactly…
Book Review – Dracula by Bram Stoker
Enjoyment (9/10):I was quite surprised how much I enjoyed this book. At first the format of using letters to tell a story initially felt awkward but by the end I did not even realize I was reading letters. Even as I write this review 5ish years later I still remember vividly certain scenes in my…
Book Review – The Poetic Edda by Jackson Crawford
Enjoyment (6/10):While the stories where quite short and obviously translated from non-English grammar, they were able to flow nicely and create some vivid images of certain scenes. I very much liked how they would use interactions between two characters as a narrative device to describe the Nordic lore, such as in Alvissmal where Thor and…