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Why We Run - Heinrich - 4/5. Slow in parts, but a good read overall. Not as good as born to run, but interesting from the tech side.

Aligator A Go Go - Tim Dorsey - 4/5. More Serge fun, nothing too out of the ordinary, just potato chip fiction.

Rouge Clone - Dent - 4/5. Good fast read, again, nothing special, but potato chip fiction. Will read more in the series.

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Spark - Ratey. 4/5 - Brain book. Exercise helps you think. Preaching to the choir but still interesting and a quick read.

Claws That Catch - Ringo - 5/5. Sounded like the last book, but still a few open ends. Overall a quick fun read. Good series.

Lost Fleet: Victorious - Campbell. 4/5. Great series overall, cheesy ending (falling in love, coulda made it happen without the cheesyness). Only one alien battle then what?

The Big Bamboo - Tim Dorsey

3.5-4 out of 5. Funny no brainer read. Same Serge Storms and Coleman. Not as good as some of the others, but entertaining nonetheless.

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Strength and Honor - Meluch - 4/5. 4th in the series. Wrapped up the series well, just enough loose ends that they could keep going. A fun series overall, good mix of science and humor. Would consider reading the series again.

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No Impact Man - Colin Beavan - 4/5. Didn't like it at first, the author was not my kind of guy. But the book grew on me, lot's of good food for thought. Would recommend.

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Freakonomics - Levitt - 4/5 - Listened via audiobook. Pretty good, stat heavy (in a good way). He's got it out for realtors. Wouldn't necessarily read again but interesting conclusions.

Born to Run - McDougall - 5/5 - Great running book and a fast read. Good mix of tech/science with the actual story. Will have to see if he's got any other stuff.

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3/5 - The Road - Cormac Mcarthy. Ok. Kinda depressing, good father son book. Good one read.

4/5 - Saggiatrius Command - Meluch - Another adventure of the Merrimack, good fun read. Nothing too deep.

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Manxome Foe - John Ringo - 4/5 - Continuing the story. Where'd the kid and her tribble go? Fun and fast overall.

Freehold - Williamson - 4/5 - Fun read, nothing life changing. Lots of sex.
Merrimack Book 2 - Wolf Star 5/5 - Quick read, good action.
Accidental Time Machine - Haldeman 5/5 - Kind of a thinker (light thinking) entertaining. Audio.

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Rocket Ship Galileo - Got weird at the end 3/5
Relentless - They made it 4/5
Myriad Book 1 - Fun 5/5
Omnivore's Dilemma - A bit too hardcore 3/5
Semper Human - Weird ending, good series 4/5
Through the Looking Glass Book 1 - Good mix hard science and fun 5/5
Through the Looking Glass Book 2 - Good mix hard science and fun 5/5

The Ominovore's Dilema - Micheal Pollan

5/5 - Goes way into the life of corn - the end gets a bit strange, not as accessible as In Defense of Food - would not recommend unless you're already converted to eating healthy.

Callahan Chronicals - Spider Robinson

Short story collection - read the first two. Would be good reads just one at a time, didn't find it compelling as a book.

A War of Gifts - Orson Scott Card

3.5/5 - Only for the truly hard core Ender-verse person. Follows another kid - Ender gets involved - nothing remarkable. Oh yeah, I lost my $2 bill when I sent this book back to the library with it in there.

Hurricane Punch - Tim Dorsey

5/5 - Belated Entry - pretty dang good. More fun with Serge. Another killer on the loose copying Serge. Nothing groundbreaking, but fun.

DNF - Good Omens - Terry Pratchet

2/5 - End of days story, pretty funny at times, but I just couldn't stick to it. Got about 150 pages in, might try to pick up at a later time. Couldn't get into the character, got bored and wouldn't read more than 10 pages at a time. Seems like if you were into that kind of thing it'd be good (like fish).

Ender in Exile - Orson Scott Card

4/5

Takes place between Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead. Explains how Ender becomes the Speaker and writes the Hive Queen and the Hedgemon. I would only recommend this to someone who is into the Ender universe, otherwise the book doesn't make much sense. This was kind of like watching the special features of cut out scenes on a DVD - pretty interesting, but you've got to be into it.

Explains how Ender finds the hive queen, Valentine's histories, etc.

Might read again if I did the whole series - would be interesting to read in order with this book.

The Shack - William Young

3.5/5

All right, heavy heavy on dialogue... felt like a lecture through bits. Not as life changing or earth shattering as some seem to describe. Interesting take, and a clever idea. In the afterword the author claims this is for non-Christians, but it's hard to see how. Wouldn't read again, but wouldn't tell someone not to read it.

Galactic Corps - Ian Douglas

5/5

Continuation of the last one (obviously). Head to the core of the galaxy, displace a sun, and let it reek havoc on the Xul. Pretty fun and good fluff reading. Looking forward to the next release in may. Would read again and would recommend.

Time Enough For Love - Robert Heinlein

4/5... DNF
Ended on paperback pg 138 (Counterpoint IV).

The entire book appears to be conversation between Lazerous (who is the oldest person in the world) and a colony leader. There is a longer term plot - about why they woke Lazerous up from near death, but Heinlein isn't quick about getting there.

Should pick up and read more later.

Off Armegeddon Reef - David Weber

3/5

Interesting idea - Earth is killed off and a last colony of humans are sent to another planet but literally the fear of god is put into them against developing technology for fear of the aliens getting to the planet.

Turns out a loan pica (cyborg) is set to wake up after 800 years and tell the people the truth. This doesn't really happen though. There are a bunch of interesting wars going on in old school naval battle style - but no real progress is made towards fighting off the aliens or getting back to earth, etc. I assume there must be sequels, but I wouldn't be interested enough to read them. Don't think I'll read Weber again.