SFF
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Dark Matter
Blake Crouch
Jason Dessen is a perfectly ordinary physics professor living a perfectly ordinary life in Chicago, which in thriller terms means he is about three pages away from everything going catastrophically wrong. One night, Jason is kidnapped by a man wearing a creepy mask. Jason wakes up to discover that reality has hit shuffle. He’s no longer a mild-mannered professor; instead, he’s a world-famous physicist who invented a miraculous device known as “the Box”, which can access alternate universes. As Jason tumbles through realities—many of them lethal—he learns an important lesson: the multiverse is infinite, but most versions of Chicago end badly for you. Also, running while confused is a surprisingly…
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The Hobbit
JRR Tolkien
“A road trip that makes Race Around the World look like a stroll through Costco” A 4-minute unserious book review of JRR Tolkien’s epic story, The Hobbit. Except this is a lot shorter, funnier, and won’t be interrupted by Precious.
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
When you think of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, if you thought Haymitch should have tried to dispense better advice than, “Try not to die”, then this is the book review for you. After all, PanEm showcases a dystopian future where fashion is ridiculous, politics are evil, and the government’s favourite pastime is making teenagers kill each other on live TV. Think “I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here”, but with more murder and fewer immunity playoffs.
