Kaeru Male, 29, In a relationship. Utrecht, Netherlands

Every bit as good as the film. Scratch that - even better. This book is stylistically inventive, and has a story that hits you like a sledgehammer. It is gruesome and dark, but in a strange way also reassuring.

Benioff alternates wry humour with gruesome descriptions of wartime atrocities. Once the book gets going it is hard to put down. Has some likeable characters with proper depth to them.

I absolutely loved this book. It contains three strange, dark detective stories that seem connected in some indeterminable way. Identities get mixed up in vague ways that seem only possible in books (with the characters at times seeming aware of their own fictitious nature). There is a constant sens ... (continue)

A very comprehensive discussion of contemporary game design practice. This book provides a theoretical foundation for game design, and a description of the position of the game designer in today's industry, but where it really shines is its structured, step-by-step description of how to design a ga ... (continue)

A collection of beautiful, poetic descriptions of impossible cities. Sometimes humorous, sometimes saddening, always inventive.

The parts where Kelly discusses technology are dated, and worth skipping. But his overview of evolutionary biology is comprehensive, and the way he connects it to the realm of the made is inspirational and compelling. It's given me new starting points for thinking about complexity.

A menacing atmosphere permeates this book. I was pleasantly surprised by the descriptions of several historical events in Europe of the last century, as well as the author's musings on the continent's ultimate fate. The finale, however, let me down a bit. It wasn't as shocking as I had expected it t ... (continue)

This is a short and enjoyable read that provides some nice insights into the life and mind of Murakami-san. I'm not a runner, but parts of this book made me think I should give it a go sometime (other parts cured me of that thought, though).

I always found Umberto Eco's fiction a joy to read, so I decided to see what these essays were like. Some are very enjoyable, particularly the first one - ‘Travels in Hyperreality’, which dissects the USA’s unique brand of artificiality. Others I found less interesting, either because of the histori ... (continue)