@benhaskett.bsky.social
Mostly book stuff. 90% links to book reviews. Avid reader, casual guitarist, writer, and gamer. benhaskett.com (website rarely updated)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain—4/5. Aside from the insane ending, it's funny and fun and lighthearted. A fascinating window into the mid and late 1800s. Wouldn't recommend it to my children due to the dated subject matter, but it's good. Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
26.02.2025 21:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Highlighted portion reads: "Keepiru defecated and flicked it in the giant's direction with his flukes."
lol, dolphin insults. From Startide Rising by David Brin, wherein a mostly dolphin-crewed ship hides out on a distant planet while they make repairs. Among the many things they have to worry about is inter-dolphin conflict.
22.01.2025 20:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury — 4/5. Some great stories, some scary, some not so much. A little dated, but still relevant and very much worth the effort. Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
22.01.2025 20:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Redshirts by John Scalzi — 5/5. Re-read from 2016 now that I've seen a whole lotta Star Trek. Fun, funny, and heartfelt. Don't skip the short stories at the end — I argue they're as important as the The Scouring of the Shire in LOTR. Ful review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
22.01.2025 20:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Gods of Tango by Carolina De Robertis - 5/5. First read of the year! Young woman emigrates to Argentina in the early 1900s and pulls a Mulan in order to find a spot in an orchestra just as the popularity of tango begins to swell. Loved it. Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
22.01.2025 20:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge — 4/5 stars. A wonderful surprise in my reading list of Hugo-Award-winning novels. Strong characters, captivating dialogue, interesting (and very sci-fi-heavy) setting. Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
22.01.2025 20:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
