Typhon Pact: Brinkmanship
There’s just too much emphasis on style over substance in Brinkmanship, resulting in the fluff at the beginning of each chapter.
A (narrow) passage to Changi Airport
Cycled from ECP to Changi Airport with the kids on Saturday evening. It was not as enjoyable as riding in the opposite direction towards Marina Bay Sands.
Star Trek: A Ceremony of Losses
In typical David Mack fashion, the story in A Ceremony of Losses got off to a slow start, but the tension built rapidly towards the last third of the book.
Click Here to Kill Everybody
Indeed, “the sky is falling” and “click this button to kill everybody” will hardly convince those who are skeptical of clickbaity conspiracy theories.
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win
Some authors should never read their own books. This is one of them. I listened to the audio version of The Biggest Bluff (read by the author herself), and gawd, it’s awful. The narration is oozing with idolatry, like a wide-eyed schoolgirl seeing a unicorn for the first time. In the end, this book sounds… Read More »
How to Argue with a Cat: A Human’s Guide to the Art of Persuasion
Turned out How to Argue with a Cat is more gimmicky than I initially suspected. The writing is uninspiring and the points raised makes one go “duh!” or “huh?”.