Indimellem vender en forfatter tilbage til den ånd, der fik dig til at forelske dig i deres arbejde i første omgang. Med The Secret of Secrets føles det som om Dan Brown gør netop det, ikke bare vender tilbage til formen, men tydeligvis har det sjovt mens han gør det. Dette er uden tvivl hans bedste bog siden Da Vinci Mysteriet og Engle & Dæmoner. Du mærker den gamle gnist igen: momentumet, de smarte gåder, den sidevendende adrenalin, men denne gang pakket ind i noget dybere, mere reflekterende, næsten drilsk filosofisk. Bogen resonnerede, fordi den dykker ned i temaer om

Jeg forventede ikke at elske denne bog. Jeg samlede Dungeon Crawler Carl op i en weekend og troede, at det ville være endnu en ligegyldig LitRPG-leg. I stedet fik jeg … Læs videre “Dungeon Crawler Carl: En overraskende genial blanding af kaos, metrik og metahumor”

Jeg sætter stor pris på den indviklede verdensopbygning og de dybe temaer i John Scalzis “Old Man’s War“-serie, og jeg blev positivt overrasket over den glæde, jeg fandt ved hans … Læs videre ““Starter Villain” af John Scalzi: En skyldig fornøjelse”

Som iværksætter, der er dybt begravet i den teknologiske verden, er jeg altid på udkig efter historier, der giver genlyd i vores digitale tidsalders hjerterytme. Gabrielle Zevins“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and … Læs videre “En spændende rejse ud over skærmen: “I morgen, og i morgen, og i morgen” af Gabrielle Zevin”

Som en person, der altid har været fascineret af krydsfeltet mellem teknologi, futurisme og menneskelig opfindsomhed, var det en åbenbaring at opdage Isaac Asimovs “Nightfall and Other Stories“. Jeg har … Læs videre “Et testamente til tidløs genialitet: “Nightfall and Other Stories” af Isaac Asimov”

I am huge fan of John Scalzi’s books, especially the Old Man’s War series so it was with delight and anticipation that I checked out his latest book Kaiju Preservation … Continue reading “”

I was first introduced to the genre of horror comedy with the Bill the Vampire series by Rick Gualtieri. Bill the Vampire is the story of a video game playing … Continue reading “”

The consensus has been that extreme performance requires the vaunted 10,000 hours of deliberate practice which require tremendous grit and determination. Authors Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal take us on … Continue reading “”

When several of my friends recommended Greenlights to me, I must admit that I was very skeptical. What could Matthew McConaughey, an actor best known for cheesy romantic comedies, possibly … Continue reading “”

I almost wrote Project Hail Mary is the most entertaining sci-fi book of the year, but it’s such a good book that it transcends genres. I bought it the day … Continue reading “”

Over the years I prided myself in being able to thrive on very little sleep. As the evidence provided by Matthew Walker in Why We Sleep shows this was misguided. … Continue reading “”

I received numerous requests for book recommendations in the last few weeks. The rise in the mercury clearly correlates with an increase in reading under umbrellas on the beach. Here … Continue reading “”

After my strong recommendations for Ready Player One, Star Force and Old Man’s War, it’s probably obvious to most than I am a big fan of sci fi and of … Continue reading “”

I am partial to science fiction books set in the near future where the technological improvements are in a way understandable and expected in light of where we stand today. … Continue reading “”

I was told to check out Mark Manson’s book because it supposedly encapsulates a lot of my personal beliefs, philosophy and approach to life. I was very skeptical of the … Continue reading “”