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Ben Reviews: Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Ben Gilles

As an American man who got married at the age of 29, I’m not the intended audience for this book. So take the rest of… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ReviewsTagged Ben, Bridget Jones, Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding, Review, Words About Books

Ben Reviews: Battle Royale by Koushun Takami

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Ben Gilles

Battle Royale is a gorey horror novel about a junior high school class in an alternate reality fascist Japan. These students are taken to an… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ReviewsTagged Battle Royale, Ben, Japan, Koushun Takami, Review, Words About Books

Ben Reviews: One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Ben Gilles

One of Us Is Lying is a predictable, trope-laden, YA, American high school crime drama. I absolutely loved it. To be fair, though, I’m a… Continue reading

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Ben’s Goodreads Review of The Wrack by John Bierce

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Ben Gilles

The Wrack by John Bierce My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of my favorite books that I’ve read this year. I also… Continue reading

Posted in ReviewsTagged Ben, Goodreads, John Bierce, The Wrack

Ben’s Book Review Philosophy

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Ben Gilles

Goodreads and 5-star Ratings First, let’s talk about the “Goodreads problem.” Goodreads is a troubled site that most of its active user base hates. The… Continue reading

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The Fold: Active vs Passive Reading

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Ben Gilles

It’s no secret that I didn’t enjoy The Fold. I think Nate and I make a fairly good argument that the text has numerous logical… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Ben, Peter Clines, The Fold, Words About Books

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Ben's books

The President Is Missing
it was ok
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton
Where to start with this book? Should I talk about how I don't believe that either James Patterson or Bill Clinton actually did much of the writing? Should I talk about how Bill Clinton is spending his retirement creating Bill Clinton fa...
A Court of Mist and Fury
liked it
A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas
I thought this was pretty ok. I'm team Night Court. I really enjoy that Feyre is getting to have a hipster phase with the cool kids in a fancy Bohemian city. I dont even mind that she has all the super powers, I thought that would bug me...
The Infernal City
it was ok
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes
I don't often do this, but I'm going to engage in a controversial DNF review. I'm fairly confident that being forced to read every word of the rest of it would only lower my score. I made it about half way through Part 1 of the audio boo...
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
it was amazing
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
by Unknown Author
I've read a few translations of Beowulf, and the only thing that's really missing from this one is the original language text. Ringler does a pretty good job of the translation itself. He includes very solid explanation and context as well.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
did not like it
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
I'm neither a mother nor a daughter so take this with a grain of salt, I guess. Siddalee is a famous stage director who stages a hit play. She's interviewed for a New York Times article. When asked about her childhood she accidentally pr...

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