I'm curious to watch the film so I picked up the book when I saw it at some airport.
I'm still torn between "just a thriller" and "wow this is excellent". Turns out it got addictive pretty quickly and I liked the twists it took every now and again. Still, it just followed that pattern you kind of expected in the beginning.
Personally, seeing the couple's relationship develop was touching and actually pretty depressing at a time. Will our own relations eventually develop like that? Let's hope this is all just fiction and we can be better people and better couples.
Yet another one from the "trilogy in five books". The plot is definitely getting weaker than in the ones before, yet Adam's writing is still as good, I suppose. Still, I wouldn't have expected that before, but I'm kind of fed up with his writing for now. I guess that's just because I've read him too much in too short of time. So before I get back to continuing the series, I'll grab some other authors first.
I would give this is a less-than-four-stars-but-definitely-more-than-three-stars rating. It's really close to fours stars though. After having read "The Fault In Our Stars", this is a little weaker. Still, the characters are interesting with a lot of personal stories to them. The story has got parts where I had to actually laugh while sitting alone in my room. A good sign. All in all an entertaining and easy read, with a few passages that make you pause and think.
I've started reading through some of the classics you can get for free for your Kindle. Till then I never knew The Time Machine was such a short book, perfect for some casual 2 day reading.
This is a simple yet exciting adventure story that draws an image of the possible future where our society could be heading. Also, it's hard not to like a story where the main character is a classy fellow who travels through time in gentleman's clothes from the 19th century.
Interesting read to learn about Apple's history and Steve Jobs' leadership style. The premise of the book however sounds a bit strange to me, as it seems to be trying to tell the reader what to do to be like Steve Jobs without questioning his actions. Also the writing is a bit out of date of course, as it was written a few years before Jobs' passing away. He certainly was an inspiring person and this book seems to give a good introduction to his role at Apple (and Pixar), but to have a more profound image about his life I think I'll read more from different sources.
Finally managed to enjoy this classic. Huxley draws an interesting picture of our society's future. Enslaved by our own desire for eternal happiness and the society's need for stability and productivity. That does sound quite convincing. Between that world and the one described by Orwell, it makes you wonder if we're already somewhere in between those two.