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05 January 2026
Review: Pilgrim: A Medieval Horror
Pilgrim: A Medieval Horror
by
Mitchell Lüthi
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2 of 5 stars
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02 January 2026
Review: Beautiful Darkness
Beautiful Darkness
by
Fabien Vehlmann
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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17 December 2025
Review: The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
by
Terry McDermott
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2 of 5 stars
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12 December 2025
Review: The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis
by
George Stephanopoulos
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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30 November 2025
Review: Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
by
John Green
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2 of 5 stars
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08 November 2025
Review: Empire of the Dawn
Empire of the Dawn
by
Jay Kristoff
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2 of 5 stars
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30 October 2025
Review: Clown Town
Clown Town
by
Mick Herron
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3 of 5 stars
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12 October 2025
Review: Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenges of Evolution and the Natural Sciences
Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenges of Evolution and the Natural Sciences
by
Hans Madueme
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2 of 5 stars
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29 September 2025
Review: Cyberpunk RED Black Chrome
Cyberpunk RED Black Chrome
by
R. Talsorian Games
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2 of 5 stars
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26 September 2025
Review: You Weren't Meant to Be Human
You Weren't Meant to Be Human
by
Andrew Joseph White
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3 of 5 stars
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23 September 2025
Review: Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter
Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter
by
Zoë Schiffer
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2 of 5 stars
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21 September 2025
Review: Between Two Fires
Between Two Fires
by
Christopher Buehlman
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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20 September 2025
Review: If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All
If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All
by
Eliezer Yudkowsky
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3 of 5 stars
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10 September 2025
Review: The Raven Scholar
The Raven Scholar
by
Antonia Hodgson
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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30 August 2025
Review: Judgement Day
Judgement Day
by
Terry Pratchett
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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Review: Darwin's Watch
Darwin's Watch
by
Terry Pratchett
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3 of 5 stars
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29 August 2025
Review: The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces
The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces
by
Seth Harp
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3 of 5 stars
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09 August 2025
Review: My No No No Day
My No No No Day
by
Rebecca Patterson
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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07 August 2025
Review: City of Darkness: Revisited
City of Darkness: Revisited
by
Ian Lambot
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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28 July 2025
Review: The Plague Dogs
The Plague Dogs
by
Richard Adams
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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06 June 2025
Review: The Princess and the Kiss: A Story of God's Gift of Purity
The Princess and the Kiss: A Story of God's Gift of Purity
by
Jennie Bishop
My rating:
1 of 5 stars
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Review: The End of Protest: A New Playbook for Revolution
The End of Protest: A New Playbook for Revolution
by
Micah White
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1 of 5 stars
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02 June 2025
Review: The Lesser Dead
The Lesser Dead
by
Christopher Buehlman
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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31 May 2025
Review: Between Two Fires
Between Two Fires
by
Christopher Buehlman
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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29 May 2025
Review: The Daughters' War
The Daughters' War
by
Christopher Buehlman
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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17 May 2025
Review: The Devils
The Devils
by
Joe Abercrombie
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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12 May 2025
Review: The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond
The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond
by
Alisa Childers
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2 of 5 stars
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09 May 2025
Review: Intelligence: All That Matters
Intelligence: All That Matters
by
Stuart Ritchie
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2 of 5 stars
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07 May 2025
Review: The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues
The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues
by
Daniel McClellan
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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16 April 2025
Review: The Matrix Comics
The Matrix Comics
by
Lana Wachowski
My rating:
2 of 5 stars
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12 April 2025
Review: Michelle Remembers
Michelle Remembers
by
Michelle Smith
My rating:
1 of 5 stars
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04 April 2025
Review: A Drop of Corruption
A Drop of Corruption
by
Robert Jackson Bennett
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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01 April 2025
Review: Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost its Mind
Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost its Mind
by
Jamie Wheal
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2 of 5 stars
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12 March 2025
Review: All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America
All or Nothing: How Trump Recaptured America
by
Michael Wolff
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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12 January 2025
Review: The Tainted Cup
The Tainted Cup
by
Robert Jackson Bennett
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
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07 January 2025
Review: A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind: What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Tell Us About Ourselves
A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind: What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Tell Us About Ourselves
by
Robert A. Burton
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2 of 5 stars
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06 January 2025
Review: Outgrowing Dawkins: God for Grown-Ups
Outgrowing Dawkins: God for Grown-Ups
by
Rupert Shortt
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1 of 5 stars
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Review: Playing to Win: Becoming the Champion
Playing to Win: Becoming the Champion
by
David Sirlin
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3 of 5 stars
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03 January 2025
Review: The Venetian's Wife: A Strangely Sensual Tale of a Renaissance Explorer, a Computer, and a Metamorphosis
The Venetian's Wife: A Strangely Sensual Tale of a Renaissance Explorer, a Computer, and a Metamorphosis
by
Nick Bantock
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2 of 5 stars
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Review: Sisterhood of Dune
Sisterhood of Dune
by
Brian Herbert
My rating:
1 of 5 stars
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24 December 2024
Review: Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Tyranids, 9th edition
Warhammer 40,000 Codex: Tyranids, 9th edition
by
Games Workshop
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2 of 5 stars
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16 December 2024
Review: The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation
The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation
by
Cory Doctorow
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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14 December 2024
Review: The Art and Making of Arcane
The Art and Making of Arcane
by
Elisabeth Vincentelli
My rating:
5 of 5 stars
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23 November 2024
Review: Dune Part One: The Photography
Dune Part One: The Photography
by
Chiabella James
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2 of 5 stars
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21 November 2024
Review: README.txt
README.txt
by
Chelsea Manning
My rating:
3 of 5 stars
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27 October 2024
Review: The Toddler in Chief: What Donald Trump Teaches Us about the Modern Presidency
The Toddler in Chief: What Donald Trump Teaches Us about the Modern Presidency
by
Daniel W. Drezner
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2 of 5 stars
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16 October 2024
Review: The Secret Hours
The Secret Hours
by
Mick Herron
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2 of 5 stars
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15 October 2024
Review: Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas
Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas
by
Mick Herron
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3 of 5 stars
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22 September 2024
Review: The Little Endless Storybook
The Little Endless Storybook
by
Jill Thompson
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2 of 5 stars
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30 August 2024
Review: Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
by
Carl T. Bergstrom
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2 of 5 stars
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