The Artolater

A blog mostly about books, but often about movies, music, television, sometimes religion, and yes, occasionally, breakfast.

03 October 2018

Review: Burning Sky

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Burning Sky by Weston Ochse My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have written before about my struggles with milit...

Review: It

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It by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Closer to a 4.5, but as classic Stephen King, it's insane...
23 July 2018

Review: 11/22/63

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11/22/63 by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars It has taken me a long time to dive into Stephen King i...

Review: Hope Never Dies

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Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer My rating: 3 of 5 stars I can’t say I was much of a fan of the Obama P...

Review: The Chrysalis

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The Chrysalis by Brendan Deneen My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was like a weird old horror movie in a...

Review: The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

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The Case Against Education: Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money by Bryan Caplan My rating: 5 of 5 st...

Review: American Hippo

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American Hippo by Sarah Gailey My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sometimes a concept is overall better than the ex...

Review: Buying Time

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Buying Time by E.M. Brown My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m a sucker for a good time travel story, and basical...

Review: Buying Time

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Buying Time by E.M. Brown My rating: 0 of 5 stars I’m a sucker for a good time travel story, and basical...
15 May 2018

Review: The Terror

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The Terror by Dan Simmons My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’ve had this book on my shelf for years and I hate t...

Review: The Queens of Innis Lear

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The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton My rating: 5 of 5 stars There has been no lack of books design...

Review: Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy

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Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democra...

Review: Do This For Me: A Novel

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Do This For Me: A Novel by Eliza Kennedy My rating: 4 of 5 stars I grabbed this one off Netgalley as a w...
08 April 2018

Review: Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling

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Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling by Pat Laprade My rating: 4 of 5 stars...
07 April 2018

Review: Her Mourning Portrait and Other Paranormal Oddities

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Her Mourning Portrait and Other Paranormal Oddities by John Brhel My rating: 0 of 5 stars I'll come ...
06 April 2018

Review: Animal Money

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Animal Money by Michael Cisco My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a weird, weird book. And I loved it. The ...

Review: Strange Weather

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Strange Weather by Joe Hill My rating: 5 of 5 stars Yeah, this was real good. Four novellas, each pretty...

Review: Semiosis

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Semiosis by Sue Burke My rating: 3 of 5 stars Closer to a 2.5. I love a good first contact-ish type book...
20 March 2018

Review: Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock

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Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock by Gregory Thornbury My r...
20 February 2018

Review: The Armored Saint

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The Armored Saint by Myke Cole My rating: 2 of 5 stars Myke Cole is best known for his military sci-fi, ...
08 January 2018

Review: The Idiot

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The Idiot by Elif Batuman My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book… I don’t know. I remember that book Prep fr...

Review: We Are Okay

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We Are Okay by Nina LaCour My rating: 4 of 5 stars This came to me fairly highly recommended, and I thin...
03 January 2018

Review: The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made

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The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero My rating: 4 of 5 stars...

Review: The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made

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The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made by Greg Sestero My rating: 0 of 5 stars...
14 November 2017

Review: Artemis

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Artemis by Andy Weir My rating: 2 of 5 stars Oh, Andy Weir. You rocketed into our hearts with The Martia...
08 November 2017

Review: Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus

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Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus by Laura Kipnis My rating: 4 of 5 stars The issue of ...

Review: Black Goat Blues

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Black Goat Blues by Levi Black My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed the first book in this series, R...
21 October 2017

Review: Lovecraft Country

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Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff My rating: 4 of 5 stars Considering my love of all things Lovecraft, I kn...
18 October 2017

Review: Turtles All the Way Down

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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have a lot of thoughts surrounding this...
26 September 2017

Review: Invictus

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Invictus by Ryan Graudin My rating: 0 of 5 stars Time travel is tricky. This is true of all books, but e...
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