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thebigz's Reviews (699)
5.5/10
The good:
There are a lot of interesting insights to the life of an astronaut and on board the international space station. It was interesting to learn about some things you might not have thought about like the weird feeling of clothes after returning from a year in micro gravity, and the politics of the ISS with the Russians.
The bad:
Kelly paints a good and detailed picture, but seems upset the entire time. I realize it was hard and a sacrifice to live in orbit for 1 year, but try to show a little enthusiasm and happiness. This is many people's dream and on several experiences we get to read that he's annoyed to have to do science experiments while living in a science lab.
I guess I shouldn't fault him for being honest, I just didn't enjoy the gloom of most of the book.
The good:
There are a lot of interesting insights to the life of an astronaut and on board the international space station. It was interesting to learn about some things you might not have thought about like the weird feeling of clothes after returning from a year in micro gravity, and the politics of the ISS with the Russians.
The bad:
Kelly paints a good and detailed picture, but seems upset the entire time. I realize it was hard and a sacrifice to live in orbit for 1 year, but try to show a little enthusiasm and happiness. This is many people's dream and on several experiences we get to read that he's annoyed to have to do science experiments while living in a science lab.
I guess I shouldn't fault him for being honest, I just didn't enjoy the gloom of most of the book.
7/10
An enjoyable read going over Fred's entire life. I liked reading about he was the same person on and off of TV.
For the most part the book moved at a reasonable pace and stayed interesting, but for me there were some parts that dragged on. The parts I liked best were the small insights into how certain parts of the show came about.
Overall it was pretty good, but not great, although it has left me singing won't you be my neighbor, which is a good thing
An enjoyable read going over Fred's entire life. I liked reading about he was the same person on and off of TV.
For the most part the book moved at a reasonable pace and stayed interesting, but for me there were some parts that dragged on. The parts I liked best were the small insights into how certain parts of the show came about.
Overall it was pretty good, but not great, although it has left me singing won't you be my neighbor, which is a good thing
5/10
By this book's judgement system, or should be zero stars as it teaches to eliminate everything you wouldn't rank as at least 8/10.
There are some good principles to follow and others that I sadly feel are unrealistic until you have established yourself in whatever field you're applying this to. Can you imagine telling your boss no to any task in your first week at a job? Just saying....
The ironic thing about this book is that the principles are spelled out pretty early and I felt like the last 150 pages were fluff - exactly what we're being taught to eliminate.
I could see this book having a positive affect on you if you have a cluttered life, job, etc, but for me it was all pretty simple and basic and common sense on how to live your life.
By this book's judgement system, or should be zero stars as it teaches to eliminate everything you wouldn't rank as at least 8/10.
There are some good principles to follow and others that I sadly feel are unrealistic until you have established yourself in whatever field you're applying this to. Can you imagine telling your boss no to any task in your first week at a job? Just saying....
The ironic thing about this book is that the principles are spelled out pretty early and I felt like the last 150 pages were fluff - exactly what we're being taught to eliminate.
I could see this book having a positive affect on you if you have a cluttered life, job, etc, but for me it was all pretty simple and basic and common sense on how to live your life.
As a whole I didn't like the foundation series, but this one was decent. It was much more interesting than the others in the original trilogy, although I thought the prequels were much better than the original books.
This book kept my interest truth the whole book and didn't get too far off into politics and long boring conversations like the others.
This book kept my interest truth the whole book and didn't get too far off into politics and long boring conversations like the others.
This book is very straight forward and text book like going over definitions and pieces of legislation.
While it does have one chapter about how to get involved, overall it seems to lack a call to action. It is very good on educating about human trafficking, but unless you are a professional in that area, not much is of practical value to the average reader. It is very good at teaching those that are already interested in abolitionism more about the greatest evil in the world.
I feel bad only giving 3 stars because it is such an important topic, but unfortunately this is how I felt about this book
While it does have one chapter about how to get involved, overall it seems to lack a call to action. It is very good on educating about human trafficking, but unless you are a professional in that area, not much is of practical value to the average reader. It is very good at teaching those that are already interested in abolitionism more about the greatest evil in the world.
I feel bad only giving 3 stars because it is such an important topic, but unfortunately this is how I felt about this book
I enjoyed reading this story about how a bad decision can set you back so far in life, then learning about how hard it is once you're down, even here in America.
Overall this is a story of hope and perseverance. It is everything the author had to do to make a better life for herself and her daughter
Overall this is a story of hope and perseverance. It is everything the author had to do to make a better life for herself and her daughter
5/10
This was a fun conspiracy theory novel. If you are into new world order, ufos, area 51, etc, you'll love this.
I thought some of it was unnecessary that didn't add to the plot, but that's ok. The test was good enough to cover for.
You probably won't like this if you aren't into the subject matter
This was a fun conspiracy theory novel. If you are into new world order, ufos, area 51, etc, you'll love this.
I thought some of it was unnecessary that didn't add to the plot, but that's ok. The test was good enough to cover for.
You probably won't like this if you aren't into the subject matter
I did not enjoy this book. It was a huge departure from what this series is known for. Earlier books in Rogue Castes had me almost dropping the entire series, but the last few books have been quite good. I'm questioning the series again.
This isn't a book with any kind of a story/plot. This is basically a collection of wisdom accumulated through Mr. Rogers' life. You can go through it as fast or slow as you want. There are some good things in here, but nothing really Earth shattering to me.
I found this to be somewhat entertaining and informative, but it seemed extremely slanted. The were times when the author alludes to other information he isn't presenting but could be damaging to his narrative.
There was definitely worth in reading about how different generations are working together these days. It would be good to read if you work on an industry dominated by millennials with a few gen xers or the other way around.
There was definitely worth in reading about how different generations are working together these days. It would be good to read if you work on an industry dominated by millennials with a few gen xers or the other way around.