by Larry | May 7, 2025 | Book Report
This story is a time-honored classic written by one of the fathers of science fiction, H.G. Wells. It was recently sent to me by a longtime friend who shares my love for sci-fi — thank you, Killyn! The War of the Worlds was the first major publication to center around...
by Larry | May 5, 2025 | Book Report
When I first arrived at this prison camp, I dove into reading immediately. A flood of books started showing up, many of them passed along by other inmates. Most people just write their names in pen on the inside cover or page edges, but I decided to do something...
by Larry | Apr 26, 2025 | Book Report
Let’s get into it. I’ve always been fascinated by physics — the basic laws of our world and the universe. It was the only class I truly loved in high school. I’d heard about the double slit experiment before, but I never really understood it. While I was on house...
by Larry | Apr 24, 2025 | Book Report
I wouldn’t have picked Around the World in 80 Days on my own. It wasn’t on my book list. But I’m really glad my mom’s friend, Johanna, sent it my way. This one turned out to be a true classic — and definitely should’ve been on my radar from the beginning. As one of...
by Larry | Apr 21, 2025 | Book Report
Lord of the Flies is a young adult book I read in middle school, yet it remains a classic and a stark story, which is why I included it on my list. Turns out, 30 years later, I still appreciate it. The book was published in 1954, at the height of the Cold War, which...
by Larry | Apr 18, 2025 | Book Report
JonJonathan Livingston Seagull is a very short read. The version I had included beautiful photography of seagulls, which took up at least half of the 127 pages. I read the whole thing in less than an hour. Jonathan is a seagull who just wants to learn to fly better....
