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Reviews

"I intend to put up with nothing that I can put down."

81 Results
Work Year
Review Year
  1. A
    1. Brain Wave
      Poul Anderson
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1954
    2. True Myths
      Nigel Andrews
      D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 1996
    3. Refugee
      Piers Anthony
      Abandoned
      Novel | 1983
  2. C
    1. The Postman Always Rings Twice
      James M. Cain
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1934
    2. What Doesn't Kill Us
      Scott Carney
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2017
    3. The Big Sleep
      Raymond Chandler
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1939
  3. D
    1. Brother Iron, Sister Steel
      Dave Draper
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2001
  4. E
    1. Cary Grant
      Marc Eliot
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2004
    2. The Rules of Attraction
      Bret Easton Ellis
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1987
    3. Less Than Zero
      Bret Easton Ellis
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1985
  5. F
    1. Moonraker
      Ian Fleming
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1955
    2. Live and Let Die
      Ian Fleming
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1954
    3. Casino Royale
      Ian Fleming
      B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1953
    4. Gothic
      Philip Fracassi
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 2023
    5. Don't Let Them Get You Down
      Philip Fracassi
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 2022
    6. Sacculina
      Philip Fracassi
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novella | 2017
    7. Behold the Void
      Philip Fracassi
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Collection | 2017
    8. Mandala
      Philip Fracassi
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novella | 2017
    9. Fail-Safe
      Philip Fracassi
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 2017
    10. Mother
      Philip Fracassi
      B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 2015
    11. Surfer Girl
      Philip Fracassi
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 2017
    12. The Baby Farmer
      Philip Fracassi
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 2017
    13. Coffin
      Philip Fracassi
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 2017
    14. The Horse Thief
      Philip Fracassi
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 2017
    15. Altar
      Philip Fracassi
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 2016
    16. Soft Construction of a Sunset
      Philip Fracassi
      B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 2017
  6. G
    1. Can't Hurt Me
      David Goggins
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2018
    2. The 48 Laws of Power
      Robert Greene
      D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 1998
  7. H
    1. Hawk Mountain
      Conner Habib
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 2022
    2. About Face
      David H. Hackworth and Julie Sherman
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 1989
    3. Fright Night Origins
      Tom Holland and A. Jack Ulrich
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 2023
  8. I
    1. Living with a SEAL
      Jesse Itzler
      Abandoned
      Nonfiction | 2015
  9. J
    1. Mr. S
      George Jacobs and William Stadiem
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2003
  10. K
    1. I Will Find You
      Joe Kenda
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2017
    2. Doctor Sleep
      Stephen King
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 2013
    3. The Shining
      Stephen King
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1977
    4. 'Salem's Lot
      Stephen King
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1975
    5. Carrie
      Stephen King
      B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1974
    6. On Writing
      Stephen King
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2000
    7. Cujo
      Stephen King
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1981
    8. The Long Walk
      Stephen King
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1978
    9. The Stand
      Stephen King
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1978
    10. Night Shift
      Stephen King
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Collection | 1978
    11. Rage
      Stephen King
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1976
    12. The Cipher
      Kathe Koja
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1991
  11. L
    1. The Lonely One
      Richard Laymon
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 1985
    2. Roadside Pickup
      Richard Laymon
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 1974
    3. Out Are the Lights
      Richard Laymon
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1982
    4. The Woods Are Dark
      Richard Laymon
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1981
    5. Desert Pickup
      Richard Laymon
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 1970
    6. The Cellar
      Richard Laymon
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1980
    7. Tread Softly
      Richard Laymon
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1987
    8. The Intruder
      Richard Laymon
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 1984
    9. The Last Hand
      Richard Laymon
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Short Story | 1985
    10. Beware!
      Richard Laymon
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1985
    11. The Black Train
      Edward Lee
      D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 2009
  12. M
    1. The Dark Tunnel
      Ross Macdonald
      D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1944
    2. Recessional
      David Mamet
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2022
    3. Set the Boy Free
      Johnny Marr
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2016
    4. The Devils of D-Day
      Graham Masterton
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1978
    5. Draft No. 4
      John McPhee
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2013
    6. Peter Cushing
      David Miller
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2013
    7. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
      Edmund Morris
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 1979
    8. Fast Forward
      Stephen Morris
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2020
    9. Record Play Pause
      Stephen Morris
      A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2019
  13. N
    1. The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
      Steven Novella
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2018
  14. P
    1. Consider This
      Chuck Palahniuk
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2020
    2. Fight Club
      Chuck Palahniuk
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1996
  15. R
    1. Churchill
      Andrew Roberts
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2018
    2. The Creative Act
      Rick Rubin
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2023
  16. S
    1. The M.A.X. Muscle Plan
      Brad Schoenfeld
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2012
    2. Total Recall
      Arnold Schwarzenegger
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2012
    3. Is This Anything?
      Jerry Seinfeld
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2020
    4. Fright Night
      John Skipp and Craig Spector
      F: 1 star (out of 5)
      Novel | 1985
    5. Dracula
      Bram Stoker
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1897
    6. Ghost Story
      Peter Straub
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1979
  17. T
    1. The Secret History
      Donna Tartt
      A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1992
    2. Goth
      Lol Tolhurst
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2023
    3. Cured
      Lol Tolhurst
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2016
  18. W
    1. Dark Crusade
      Karl Edward Wagner
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Novel | 1976
    2. Extreme Ownership
      Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
      A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Nonfiction | 2015