“Where does a man go when there are no more corners to turn, when he's running out of hope, out of luck, out of time?”
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“Where does a man go when there are no more corners to turn, when he's running out of hope, out of luck, out of time?”
pickThere is this gentleman that comes in almost everyday and plays the same machines at my casino. He‘s a Navy veteran who worked on submarines. He lent me 2 books and this is one of them. Was it on my 2025 bingo card to read about life on a 1960s submarine mission? No, but here we are. And as someone who has never read about submarine navy life I found it fascinating. I wouldn‘t say this is narrative but slice of life. Pick!
bailedI‘d never read a Rainbow Rowell book, so when I saw this on the library shelf I figured I‘d give it a try. Almost 100 pages in and I‘m throwing in the towel. The main character is annoying, the dialogue is trite and stilted… and the worst offense? It‘s just so incredibly boring. 😖 Moving on.
so-soThe book looks at 3 distinct areas: commerce raiding and blockaders, river combat, and assaults on Confederate ports. The info on the development of monitors and weaponry is excellent. The riverine aspect is uninspired. The blockade running is interesting. The success of assaults on ports was dependent on coordination and cooperation. Overall, in the debate over the utility of blockades, he waffles and delivers a highly qualified support.
pick4/5 ⭐️
What journey it was reading this book. It‘s a beautiful friends to lover‘s relationships that seems to be, always, taking place at a bad timing. These characters are facing many challenges throughout the course of their relationship. Life has a way to trace your future sometimes that make you wonder, what if? When they meet again at their best friend wedding their past and present collide.
pick4-5 Feb 25 (audiobook)
This seemed so light and fluffy after Navalny, but it was enjoyable even if Shiloh did really grate on my nerves at times. Perhaps Rowell wanted to portray her as authentic, but I did see her as a bit of an attention seeker. Her high school relationship with Cary drove me a little insane. I did like Cary, both mothers and Juniper.
“The future is written in code—why not write it yourself?”
“The story of a tech trailblazer who saw what others couldn‘t.“
so-soA fascinating biography of Grace Hopper, a computer pioneer whose innovative thinking revolutionized programming and shaped the technology we use today.
