Month: May 2019

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which was recommended by a friend. I loved the characters and how it was written in the first person, by the main character, a young boy named Reuben. The descriptions of events and the underlying hope that this family has in the face of some horrible events kept me eager to get to the end to see how it would turn out. No spoiler alerts here. If you want a good and well-written novel, then I recommend you to read this book.

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Memory Power 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Better Learning for Students, Businesspeople, and Seniors by W.R. Klemm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

There is so much in this book for a first-time memory study and beginning ‘practicer’ like me that I copied a lot of notes and kept it where I can review the helpful tips frequently. I like this author writing style with a memory myth buster, examples etc.

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What Would MacGyver Do?: True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life by Brendan Vaughan
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I am so despondent over this book. So little was anywhere close to the type of solutions that MacGyver would do; worst was that he wouldn’t have even participated in these stories. Too many stories dealt with morally questionable situations (how do you fake ID’s to get haram stuff, what can I do to get inebriated, how to fake out a girlfriend, etc.). Anyone that’s ever watched the show AND appreciated it knows that the whole catch to the character was that he would always fix a situation in a way that did NOT compromise his character, morals or ideals; even if it meant exposing himself to more jeopardy or making things harder to do. Best of all, he was a SCIENTIST, a lover of KNOWLEDGE, an environmentalist, and a trustworthy friend. The stories in this book have so little science and require so little imagination that you almost wonder why the authors didn’t succumb to Darwin’s theory earlier. After about a third of the book, I was so repulsed by the stories that I actually dreaded reading anymore. I did finish, but only because I did indeed pay for the book and hoped that somewhere in the proper spirit of Angus MacGyver, the author would find a solution for the dreck that he calls a book.

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