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Book Review: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus
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Book Review: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus

Man of la BookMay 9, 2024

Whalefall by Daniel Kraus shines in parts, giving a claustrophobic, cinematic feel. While intense in parts, the book becomes somewhat formulaic

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Book Review: Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett
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Book Review: Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett

Man of la BookJune 30, 2022

Mr. Bennett goes a step further in this book when it comes to communication. talking is not needed, people are connected working as one entity for one goal

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Book Review: The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason
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Book Review: The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason

Man of la BookAugust 16, 2021

The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason takes place in a small town where, it seemed, you are one or two connections from anyone else living there

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Book Review: The Heathens by Ace Atkins
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Book Review: The Heathens by Ace Atkins

Man of la BookJuly 19, 2021

Sheriff Quinn Colson of Tibbehah County has a strange case on his hand. TJ Byrd, a teenage girl, insists she didn’t kill her mother and Colson believes her.

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Book Review: Water Memory by Daniel Pyne
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Book Review: Water Memory by Daniel Pyne

Man of la BookJuly 7, 2021

A thriller following a black ops specialist, with brain damage, trying to survive a pirate attack on a ship, while contemplating her life, motherhood, & career

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Book Review: Rabbits by Terry Miles
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Book Review: Rabbits by Terry Miles

Man of la BookJune 16, 2021

The novel does jump around, and when that happens the reader has to pay attention. Even if you do , what’s real and what’s not is always up for questioning.

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Book Review: The Ninth Metal by Benjamin Percy
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Book Review: The Ninth Metal by Benjamin Percy

Man of la BookJune 14, 2021

This book has a lot going for it, police drama, corporate intrigue, murder, action, a new kind of tortured super-hero, and the effects on a small community.

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Book Review: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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Book Review: The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Man of la BookMay 18, 2021

A struggling writer finds himself teaching a third-rate MFA program in Vermont, finds himself harrassed for stealing a dead student’s storyline.

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Book Review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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Book Review: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Man of la BookMay 12, 2021

Dr. Ryland Grace woke up on a space-ship with no idea why he’s there. His crew-mates are dead and the spaceship is millions of miles from home.

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Book Review: The Last Sword Maker by Brian Nelson
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Book Review: The Last Sword Maker by Brian Nelson

Man of la BookJune 24, 2020

To my surprise, this techno-fiction book became, about half way in, a world spanning espionage and intrigue story. Everything is drive, of course, by this new technology that would set the world into a new age that everyone wants to get their hands on.

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