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Mira Grant: Into the drowning deep (2017) 4 stars

"Seven years ago Atagaris set off on a voyage to the Mariana Trench to film …

Review of 'Into the drowning deep' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Really interesting story, a fanatsy horror with enough science mixed in to feel really convincing. I love how diverse the cast of characters is, with both men and women, disabled and abled, including an autistic character. And the woman-loving-woman relationship that develops is one of the most heartachingly-beautiful I've ever read.

John R. Bolton: The Room Where It Happened (Hardcover, 2020, Simon & Schuster) 3 stars

As President Trump’s National Security Advisor, John Bolton spent many of his 453 days in …

Review of 'The Room Where It Happened' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I appreciated this book more than I expected, given my strong disagreements with many of the author's politics. Although Bolton comes off frequently as pompous and as having rather an inflated idea of his own opinion, never missing a chance to throw in a questionably-related quote or criticize pretty much anything Obama did, he also pulls few punches when it comes to Trump's behavior and provides some pretty valuable insights into how Trump comports himself "behind the scenes". So, despite the politics and arrogance (not to mention his irritating misuse of "beg the question" to mean "raise the question"), I'm glad he wrote it and I'm glad to have read it.