Book Review: Vargulf by Tim Garrity

This is a review of the Kindle version.

A by-the-numbers book. Opens with a werewolf attack… proceeds to the character(s) setup.. more werewolf attacks... Rinse, Lather, Repeat... Very Generic...

The two main protagonists reminded me of the 2 leads from the movie Se7en. One is the experienced and calm and the other young and hot-headed and has a family. The resemblance to the movie stops there. The book possesses none of the suspense or the thrills provided by that movie, despite the obvious advantage of having a lycanthropic villain.

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I would recommend Autobiography of a Werewolf Hunter by Brian P. Easton and City underthe Moon by Hugh Sterbakov. Both these books are, in my humble opinion, near the top of the list when it comes to Werewolf fiction and will enthrall the readers. 

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Book Review: Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun

This is a review of the Kindle version.

Scott Berkun lists various techniques to deliver presentations the right way. He also provides tips on how to prevent and rectify several commonly repeated mistakes in public speaking.

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Scott also provides examples of actual mistakes done by speakers, to inspire confidence in aspiring speakers.

Way to go, Scott. Looking forward to more outstanding work from you.

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Book Review: Meg: Hell's Aquarium by Steve Alten

This is a review of the Kindle version.

The story moves forward at a steady pace and all the twists and turns should be easily predicted by astute readers. The focus here is on the Megs and how gruesome can each of their attacks on the human snacks be made out to be. In both these aspects, Steve Alten scores big time as he invests each of the Megs with distinct personalities.

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In addition to the adult Meg (Angel), we have 6 more Megs. One is Scarface, the only Male meg in the novel and remaining 5 are Angel's runts. 2 of these are particularly menacing, while the remaining 3 are just regular Janes as far as a Meg can be.

Steve Alten, the author

The climax features a fight to the death between Angel and a 122 ft long Liopleurodon.

Recommended to Megheads only.

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Book Review: Red Nails by Robert E. Howard

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I understand that this book was written in the 1930s and it shamelessly advocates male chauvinism. While this might have (and was probably overlooked) in those times, such a view is highly inappropriate for the current times. In addition, the book is also politically incorrect.

As for the story, I stopped after reading about 20 pages. From what I read, Conan pursues a lady warrior and they both encounter a monster. After that, I stopped as I was highly amused and put off by the amount of male chauvinism on display.

I cannot recommend this book to anyone except historians and readers who watched the Conan movies and are interested in the original book that “inspired” these movies.

Jason Momoa in Conan the Barbarian

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Book Review: Bigfoot War by Eric S. Brown

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The story is set in a small-town setting and has the B-movie feel. The characters are developed well and the Bigfoot mayhem is described in vivid detail.

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The only drawback is that there is not much of novelty in the novel, as it hits all the spots in the monster genre: Opening attack, introduction to characters in a small town setting, the slowly escalating deaths etc.

I personally liked this book as this is my first Bigfoot read.

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