Category: How’s This Book?

  • Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

    Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

    In today’s thrilling mystery, Poirot and Hastings make their way to Egypt! What kind of weird nonsense are they gonna get up to there? Will Poirot square-off against Ra himself? Honestly, I’d read that. An expedition has begun in an ancient tomb in Egypt. Just one problem: all those who investigate inside die of mysterious…

  • Poirot Mysteries: The Chocolate Box

    Poirot Mysteries: The Chocolate Box

    Most classic mystery stories are built on the idea that the primary detective is basically invincible and unstoppable. Sherlock Holmes always solves whatever case is put in front of him with ease. Dude straight up died and he walked it off! Poirot stories are much like that as well. Our lovable little Belgian is basically…

  • The Colour of Magic: The Wonderous Humor of the Discworld

    One of my best friends has been recommending this series to me for almost as long as we’ve been friends. Yet I always found myself distracted by other books. Even still, they persisted. So, here I am. Having finished the first book in the Discworld series. Surprise! My buddy was right. This book was amazing.…

  • Tress of the Emerald Sea: A Breath of Fresh Air

    When you see an author’s name on the shelf of a book store, that alone is typically a hint as to what you’re in for. Pick up a book by George R.R. Martin and you can expect a mature story with deep characters. Grab a Douglas Adams novel and you can expect bizarre and hilarious…

  • Metro 2033: Life in the Dark

    You know something? I’m worried I’m getting predictable. Too many fantasy books or mystery stories; it’s like eating the same two meals over and over for years. Sure, it has nutritional value – or intellectual value, in this case – but god damn, man, there’s a reason they call variety the spice of life! So…