Wingborn

Wingborn

I am, in no particular order, an airline ramp agent, a commercial pilot, a beginning writer, a technophile, a kayak enthusiast, and in no particular order.

I own more books than are listed on my shelf, but most of them are in storage, and I can't remember them all. People ask if I've read all of them, and the answer is yes, except...more »
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  • member since October 2007

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  • In the Garden of Iden (The Company)
    • Rated 0 stars

    Young Adult meets Historical Romance meets SF. Very good stuff.

    Wingborn wrote this review Tuesday, June 17 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Atlanta Nights
    • Rated 0 stars

    The absolute worst book ever written.

    Wingborn wrote this review Sunday, May 18 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Deviations: Covenant
    • Rated 5 stars

    This is an excellent book. Unlike most of the self-published novels I've read, this one is surprisingly free of errors in English. Malcohn has built a very interesting and very well developed central conflict, and the development of the story is second to none. Each of her characters is individually well developed. There are no Guys In Black Hats.

    The only real criticism I can offer Malcohn is that if she's going to write about firearms then she needs to learn more about them. (Bolt action rifles don't have hammers that have to be cocked separately.) But it's worth suspending one's disbelief in order to read the rest of the story.

    Wingborn wrote this review Tuesday, December 4 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )
  • Hoplite Renegades
    • Rated 3 stars

    This book starts out slow. I mean really slow. The pacing in the first half of the book is glacial. Once things start to happen, though, the pace really picks up, to the point that it's almost parapatetic toward the end. When you do get to the end you find that the book doesn't really end, it just kind of stops.

    It does have a quick part in the first couple of chapters, but they read rather like satire. Actually, I thought it was satire until I got past those first couple of chapters.

    Darling's dialog is stilted and often awkward, and as I so often see these days, the book is loaded with errors in English, errors in spelling, and errors in word usage.

    All in all, it's a worthwhile book. It isn't great, but it is good, and it is a good effort for a first book.

    AP

    Wingborn wrote this review Monday, November 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Geek Mafia
    • Rated 3 stars

    If you like Harry Harrison's /Stainless Steel Rat/ then you'll like /Geek Mafia/. Unfortunately, there are a few things about it that cost it points. First, there are a number of errors in English, and in word usage. Dakan needs to learn that "breaks" are different from "brakes", even though they sound the same. Homonyms, you know. Second, there are three phrases that Dakan needs to excise from his vocabulary, because he WAY overuses them. Specifically "...or whatever", "...and stuff", and "...and shit." Apart from those bugaboos it is a very readable and very enjoyable book. And, as Slippery Jim DiGriz said, "When the jungle is made of concrete the rats must be made of stainless steel."

    Wingborn wrote this review Friday, November 9 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Everglades
    • Rated 3 stars

    Randy Wayne White is a better writer than this book shows. In it he has done well with the art of writing, but he has neglected the craft of writing. While the story and structure are good, the book has several bothersome factual errors, and is loaded with typographical errors, errors in terminology, errors in English, and errors in word usage. It is as if RWW let his word processing software do the word selection for him. Not all of this is RWW's fault. The editors at Berkley should be ashamed of themselves for letting this book out the door in its current condition.

    On the other hand, I really, really, like what happens to the villain in the end. That was an inspired piece of writing, and poetic justice!

    Mr. White, you are a better writer than this book would indicate, and I expect better from you and from Berkley in the future.

    Wingborn wrote this review Monday, October 29 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • A Prophecy Forgotten
    • Rated 4 stars

    A very good book. The story is well constructed, and the characters are well developed. It is a particularly good effort for a first book. I just had to knock off a star because the book does have a couple of typographical errors, and a couple of errors in English, but that mostly shows a need for better editing and proof reading. Weston says her major influence was C. S. Lewis, and that shows, but she has found her own voice. The book's central message rings clear: Don't lose faith, don't lose hope. I await the second book in the series with anticipation.
    I met Weston herself at Necronomicon 2007, in Tampa, FL. I'm not really a fan of Fantasy, SF is more my genre, but I'm a total sucker for a beautiful woman, and Weston is a drop-dead knockout in my book. The pictures just don't do her justice. Add to that brains, talent, and wit, and Weston has the complete package. If she can captivate agents and editors as easily as she captivated me then she will go far. I expect to see great things from Michelle B. Weston.

    Wingborn wrote this review Tuesday, October 16 2007. ( reply | permalink )
    • Rated 5 stars

    If you're at all interested in aviation then /Stick And Rudder/ will interest you. If you really want to be a pilot then /Stick And Rudder/ is required reading.

    Wingborn wrote this review Friday, October 12 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Stranger in a Strange Land
    • Rated 5 stars

    This was the first book by Heinlein that I read, and it is still my favorite.

    Wingborn wrote this review Thursday, October 11 2007. ( reply | permalink )
    • Rated 5 stars

    This is one of the funniest books I have ever read. Allan Sherman's observations about Human nature are right on. Even though the book was written in the early 1970's it is still right on. My first copy I lent to a friend, and he lost it. It took the best part of a decade to find another copy (pre-internet). I couldn't afford it, so I went halves with a friend of mine. Who lost it. He bought me out of my half, and then I took over a year to find another copy, and I wouldn't loan it to the Pope. Anyone who wants to read it is welcome to do so in my home. I will even provide refreshments, and tissues for when you laugh yourself to tears.

    Wingborn wrote this review Thursday, October 11 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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