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Chernobyl 01:23:40

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Full Title: Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster  Author: Andrew Leatherbarrow Genre: Nonfiction Book description (from Good Reads):  At 01:23:40 on April 26th 1986, Alexander Akimov pressed the emergency shutdown button at Chernobyl’s fourth nuclear reactor. It was an act that forced the permanent evacuation of a city, killed thousands and crippled the Soviet Union. The event spawned decades of conflicting, exaggerated and inaccurate stories. This book, the result of five years of research, presents an accessible but comprehensive account of what really happened. From the desperate fight to prevent a burning reactor core from irradiating eastern Europe, to the self-sacrifice of the heroic men who entered fields of radiation so strong that machines wouldn’t work, to the surprising truth about the legendary ‘Chernobyl divers’, all the way through to the USSR’s final show-trial. The historical narrative is interwoven with a s...
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The Last Magician

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by Lisa Maxwell  500 pages Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy Book Description: In modern-day New York, magic is all but extinct. The remaining few who have an affinity for magic—the Mageus—live in the shadows, hiding who they are. Any Mageus who enters Manhattan becomes trapped by the Brink, a dark energy barrier that confines them to the island. Crossing it means losing their power—and often their lives. Esta is a talented thief, and she’s been raised to steal magical artifacts from the sinister Order that created the Brink. With her innate ability to manipulate time, Esta can pilfer from the past, collecting these artifacts before the Order even realizes she’s there. And all of Esta’s training has been for one final job: traveling back to 1902 to steal an ancient book containing the secrets of the Order—and the Brink—before the Magician can destroy it and doom the Mageus to a hopeless future. But Old New York is a dangerous world ruled by ruthless gangs and secret soc...
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The Stand

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Author: Stephen King Genre: Horror, Apocalyptical  Original publication date: October 1978 Book description: A patient escapes from a biological testing facility, unknowingly carrying a deadly weapon: a mutated strain of super-flu that will wipe out 99 percent of the world's population within a few weeks. Those who remain are scared, bewildered, and in need of a leader. Two emerge--Mother Abagail, the benevolent 108-year-old woman who urges them to build a peaceful community in Boulder, Colorado; and Randall Flagg, the nefarious "Dark Man," who delights in chaos and violence. As the dark man and the peaceful woman gather power, the survivors will have to choose between them--and ultimately decide the fate of all humanity. Thoughts: We have a very slow-moving story in my point of view, the overall plot is not the main focus but the characters.  Mother Abigail and Randall Flagg were a bit of a disappointment and at the same time surprising.  First, we have the st...
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Exit Strategy

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  Author: Martha Wells Series: The Murderbot #4 Publication year: October 2, 2018 Book Description (from GoodReads): Murderbot wasn’t programmed to care. So, its decision to help the only human who ever showed it respect must be a system glitch, right? Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah—its former owner (protector? friend?)—submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending quest for profit. But who’s going to believe a SecUnit gone rogue? And what will become of it when it’s caught? Thoughts: By now it does feel a bit formulaic. The adventures keep piling up. Murderbot is still a bit annoying insisting it does not have feelings and continues to think humans cannot really care about or it should be possible to care for humans.  Anyway, Murderbot decides to finally go back to Dr. Mensa...
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Depression and other Magic Tricks

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Author: Sabrina Benaim  Genre: Poetry Published August 2017 Book description (from Good Reads):  Depression & Other Magic Tricks explores themes of mental health, love, and family. It is a documentation of struggle and triumph, a celebration of daily life and of living. Benaim's wit, empathy, and gift for language produce a work of endless wonder. Thoughts: First off, I was unable to concentrate on the messages of the poems by one super big flaw in my opinion. The format was extremely annoying and hard to get into. #2 there were some poems such as Explaining depression to my mother hat were very good, there were plenty of others that I could simply not care about. There are a lot of mentions of depression, loneliness, not being in a relationship, issues with fathers which were somewhat ok but still nothing that got my attention all that much.  Overall I did not like this book may be the style is not my thing or I could not connect to the topic...
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