1984 (44)

1984
George Orwell

This book has always been special to me as it is the year I graduated from High School. It is interesting to see how this book has influnced so many other books and authors. My favorite is The Tomorrow Files by Lawrence Sanders, which is not quite so dark, but still very enjoyable.
I found this book online and read it while at work. A nice way to get a little extra reading in.. a few minutes a day and had it read in a couple of weeks. I think I will continue with this.
There is really nothing to say about 1984.. if you have not read it, you should! And in the end "He loved Big Brother. "

The Honourable Schoolboy (43)

The Honourable Schoolboy
By John LeCarre

This is the second book in the Karla trilogy... It seemed to take me forever to read. And in the end.. I didn't really understand the significance... At best I hope this is a set up for the final book and that more will become evident..
This story concerns itself with Smiley getting his department together again, and investigating a 'gold seal' money paid from Russia to an agent? It was too much money for just an agent.. Nobody knows the whole story of anything that is going on.. so you are constantly trying to guess and fill in the missing pieces.. prehaps I did not do a good enough job of that. It isn't that I didnt enjoy the novel.. I just didnt quite get it.. In the end it seemed like a large setup for a very small pay off.. but maybe that was the point?

Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys (42)

Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys
Dave Barry

Dave Barry examines what a guy is... Why guy does the things he does? Well... because he is a GUY, of course! Also examines lots of stupid things that guys do.. and why women will never understand us!

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (41)

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
John LeCarre

Wow... is all I can say about this book! For those who don't like LeCarre, or think this book is a snoozer.. All I can say is you are missing the point. Not everything has to filled with excitement, car chases, shoot-outs etc. Sometimes the excitement is in the details... of pouring over information to find the connections between seemingly unconnected events. This is what Smiley did to find the biggest mole in the history of the Circus..
The book is *very* complex and detailed... Near the end I spent an hour and made notes and maps of the story to try to puzzle out what was happening.. the ending still surprised me... Brilliant!

Dave Barry In Cyberspace (40)

Dave Barry In Cyberspace
Dave Barry

I discovered Dave Barry when I was in 10th grade, and took a "Current Events" class which mostly involved watching the news on TV and reading the newspaper. Dave Barry's humor column was in the Detroit paper and I have always enjoyed his twisted sense of humor.
This book written in 1996 holds up very well.. while some of the technology is out of date, the basic premise is still valid.. No matter what computer you buy.. a better and cheaper one will come out minutes after you buy yours - lol.
He also takes a look at the Internet and all its "useful" sites.