If you really really want to know what a modern soldier sees first-hand and thinks about what he does, read this book. But you really don't want to knIf you really really want to know what a modern soldier sees first-hand and thinks about what he does, read this book. But you really don't want to know, do you, liberals? I mean modern liberals. You will hate this book if you are a modern liberal. If you are a classical Liberal like me, you will thoroughly enjoy knowing what our soldiers do to keep us free. Stop hiding your eyes and read this to find out what stupid ignorant liberal media outlets (more like outhouses) like CNN are spewing into our brains. This book details the agony of giving it all for one's country, even when most of the folks in it don't deserve it....more
If you are reading ALL THE WRONG QUESTIONS, then read this. I enjoyed it, but not in the way I thought I would. I really thought it would be like EncyIf you are reading ALL THE WRONG QUESTIONS, then read this. I enjoyed it, but not in the way I thought I would. I really thought it would be like Encyclopedia Brown, but Daniel Handler style. They're not. They are really slice of life snippets from people who live in Stained by the Sea. These are character sketches, not really mysteries. I would re-read this, and would probably enjoy it more than I did this first read since my expectations will not be misaligned (which is a phrase that here means wrongly oriented), just for the flavor of Handler's language and the enchanting, disturbing setting that I have come to love from Snicket....more
This book would be meaningless to anyone who does not read or has not read a ton of Marvel and DC comics. If you have, you need to get this book. It uThis book would be meaningless to anyone who does not read or has not read a ton of Marvel and DC comics. If you have, you need to get this book. It uses the same style and design that WIRED MAGAZINE uses for their charts and graphs, probably because the guy who wrote this book is the one responsible for them too.
While most of the topics covered in the charts and graphs are Marvel and DC super heroes, some of it covers manga, Tintin, and a few indie comics. Some of the more memorable ones are the history of manga, the attendance at San Diego Comic Con (it was nothing until the 1990s and then only became a big deal because the comic book industry sold its soul, body, and spirit to Hollywood), and the colors of super hero and villain costumes.
Some of the charts/graphs are just goofy and have no real value as far as the data, but most are very intriguing, enlightening, or informative, besides just being creatively done....more
I read this because it is one of the books that Lemony Snicket slyly recommends in the series "All the Wrong Questions." Clearly the tips in the SnickI read this because it is one of the books that Lemony Snicket slyly recommends in the series "All the Wrong Questions." Clearly the tips in the Snicket series are books that the actual author of the series enjoyed and thinks are worth recommending. Normally, I never read this kind of book. I will read "children's books," but not this genre of kid lit.
It is well written. The characters are well wrought. The plot is expertly handled. I will not read any more of this author or this series because the content really does not interest me. I would have to be into books that show kids struggling to deal with broken families (no thanks) or into the supernatural and ghost-type things (no thanks) or into the debunking of the supernatural (yawn).
I need more adventure. This has very little. It is believable and well written as a realistic kid's story, but I was seeking something more fantastic and imaginative....more