Ratings (193 books)
I'm probably on a watch list now just by rating this book 5 stars...
Loved it. Ambrose doesn't pore over combat the way some historians of WWII do, he would rather talk about the people. Little details are more interesting to him than the bigger picture. A charming book.
A bit of a rehash of his previous book "Them", updated for the Trump era.
Weirdly enjoyable. I always wish Ronson would footnote his work (because some of it just seems to strange to believe) but amazingly interesting.
It's very good, but I felt it was a little long and very graphic in its violence.
Incredibly interesting. Not really about literal ghosts, but more figurative ghosts.
I'd heard this was a funny book, but I should have remembered it was "Vonnegut funny" rather than "haha funny". It's a sad book about how life only has the meaning that you want it to. I did laugh out loud at only one particular passage, the rest plays out like an inevitable trip to the grave. It's a good book, but I don't think I'll be reading it again.
I really wanted to like this, but I'm not going to finish it. The premise is fun but the dialogue is ruining it for me. Very sitcom-y feel to it. Started out as a four star review but the dialogue is dropping it to two stars
Was this a good book? It depends.
Were the characters compelling? Yes.
Was the story interesting? Yes.
Did it keep my attention? Yes.
Was it well written? Very much so.
Did I enjoy it? Hell no. This book was very difficult to get through, and I didn't enjoy it at all. I would never read this book a second time, even if I was paid to. That being said, Mr. Sweterlitsch wrote a very good book and his world building is fascinating. I'd say this is a much harder to read version of William Gibson.
