Month: September 2011

  • Enjoyed Ender’s Game

    I am probably the only self-identified nerd who hadn’t read Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card long ago. I finally read it on Saturday and enjoyed it. It isn’t a trivial read – it deals with complex issues and is intentionally told from positions where the reader doesn’t have all the information. It is a…

  • New eBooks category

    While my site was initially about games I like (or don’t like), I am going to broaden it a little and occasionally write about eBooks I enjoy and, perhaps, about the poor state of eBook publishing in general. My comments in this category will be about the eBook edition of various books, so my comments…

  • Trying out Nier for PS3

    A friend loaned me Nier for PS3 since he had just achieved all the trophies and liked the game. Since I love RPGs, he suggested I check it out. I have mixed feelings about Nier. I think I could really like it, but it didn’t grab me so hard in the first hour or so…