This would've been a 5 star rating for me if I had stopped at the end of Part II. Part III just went off the rails to support Rand's philosophy and not support telling a good story.
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Navarre rated Ghost in the Wires: 4 stars
Ghost in the Wires by Kevin D. Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest …
Navarre reviewed Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Set in a near-future U.S.A. whose economy is collapsing as a result of the mysterious …
Review of 'Atlas Shrugged' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Navarre rated The Emperor's Soul: 5 stars
The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life and …
Legion by Brandon Sanderson
"Stephen Leeds, AKA 'Legion, ' is a man whose unique mental condition allows him to generate a multitude of personae: …
Navarre rated The Emperor’s Edge: 5 stars
Lindsay Buroker: The Emperor’s Edge (2010, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)
The Emperor’s Edge by Lindsay Buroker
An enforcer wanted dead for crimes she didn’t commit... An assassin wanted dead for crimes he did commit…
Normally, they …
Navarre rated The psychopath test: 4 stars
Jon Ronson: The psychopath test (2011, Riverhead Books)
The psychopath test by Jon Ronson
"In this madcap journey, a bestselling journalist investigates psychopaths and the industry of doctors, scientists, and everyone else who studies …
Navarre rated A wind in the door: 4 stars
Madeleine L'Engle: A wind in the door (1974, Dell Pub. Co.)
A wind in the door by Madeleine L'Engle (A Yearling book)
With Meg Murry's help, the dragons her six-year-old brother saw in the vegetable garden, play an important part in his …
Navarre rated The Alloy of Law: 5 stars
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn, #4)
"Three hundred years after the events of the Mistborn trilogy, Scadrial is on the verge of modernity, with railroads to …
Navarre rated The Well of Ascension: 5 stars
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn Era One, #2)
The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler -- the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled …
Navarre rated Ender's Game: 4 stars
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date …
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
In 2005, Brandon Sanderson debuted with Elantris, an epic fantasy unlike any other then on the market. To celebrate its …
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West is an American novel published in 1995, and …
Navarre rated The Pursuit of the Pankera: 4 stars
The Pursuit of the Pankera by J. R. R. Tolkien
Robert A. Heinlein wrote The Number of the Beast, which was published in 1980. In the book Zeb, Deety, Hilda …