Liar's Retreat

book review

  • The Dark Tower

    C.S. Lewis Like many, I’ve been reading Lewis my entire life. The man has a lot to say, but he’s mostly known for his theological treatises and the classic Narnia series, with some hardcore fans picking up The Space Trilogy… Continue reading

  • The History of the Ancient World

    Susan Wise Bauer A brief overview of the world, beginning around 7000BC and ending, as the title says, with the fall of Rome and the end of Antiquity. Though this is the first work of Susan’s that I’ve read, Bauer… Continue reading

  • The Lord of the Rings

    JRR Tolkien I have little to say about this masterpiece of literature that hasn’t already been said by countless others. I could ramble about the intricacies of the worldbuilding for days (I have before and will again), I could expound… Continue reading

  • Neuromancer

    William Gibson When I began Neuromancer, I did not enjoy it. I’ve never been a big science fiction guy, and cyberpunk in particular has never drawn my interest. To me, Gibson’s style of “cutting out the clunk” left his work… Continue reading