Category Archives: Book Reviews

Hopeful & Hopeless

Posted on March 21, 2020 by JC

I have been meaning to come back to this post for well over a year and the current scare going on (as of writing), has put me in mind to finally finish it. Unfortunately the time between reading these two … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Book Reviews, Literature, Religion, Science, Society | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Hopeful & Hopeless

Class in a Classless Society

Posted on September 30, 2019 by JC

White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg Atlantic Books, November 2nd, 2017 (first published in 2016) I read a review of this book in Quadrant Magazine last year and was immediately interested in the subject … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Politics, Society | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Class in a Classless Society

Captain Catholic or Captain Compromise?

Posted on June 23, 2019 by JC

Battlelines by Tony AbbottMelbourne University Press, June 1st, 2013 (first published in 2009) Not being good at being relevant, I decided not only to read but also review this book a decade after it was first published. This is after … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Book Reviews, Politics, Religion, Society | Tagged , | Comments Off on Captain Catholic or Captain Compromise?

A Gamma’s Journey

Posted on April 28, 2019 by JC

Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw Dark Horse Books, April 22nd, 2008 Yahtzee Croshaw is best known as the creator of Zero Punctuation, an irreverent video game review series that has been published at Escapist Magazine since 2007. I stopped regularly watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Video Games | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on A Gamma’s Journey

Ancient Egypt for Moderns

Posted on April 7, 2019 by JC

Ancient Egypt: All That Matters by Barry Kemp John Murray, December 3rd, 2015 I recently got in mind that I wanted to learn more about Ancient Egypt as I considered this a big general gap in my historical knowledge. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Religion, Society | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Ancient Egypt for Moderns

Call me Underwhelmed

Posted on March 31, 2019 by JC

I have been on something of a mission to make sure I have read most of the books that are considered “great”. When I say this, I don’t mean books that have appeared on New York Times Bestseller Lists or … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Literature | Tagged , | Comments Off on Call me Underwhelmed

Known Knowns & Unknown Knowns

Posted on January 11, 2019 by JC

The Phoney Victory: The World War II Illusion by Peter Hitchens I.B. Tauris, August 30th, 2018 Peter Hitchens has described himself as the obituarist for Britain in some interviews with him I have viewed online. This was particularly true with … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Politics, Society | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Known Knowns & Unknown Knowns

What would Breitbart being doing today?

Posted on November 25, 2018 by JC

Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save The World! by Andrew Breitbart Grand Central Publishing, April 15th, 2011 Andrew Breitbart came to my knowledge at a time when I still would have described myself as conservative. It was at a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Politics, Society | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on What would Breitbart being doing today?

Never Underestimate a Man

Posted on October 28, 2018 by JC

I had written two articles that I intended to submit for publication on the Return of Kings website. Less than a day after I had both drafts finished, Roosh V made the announcement that he was closing the site. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Film, Literature, Society | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Never Underestimate a Man

No, I guess not.

Posted on May 6, 2018 by JC

Are We Together? by R.C. Sproul Reformation Trust Publishing, July 28th, 2012 Before I get started I want to make a very direct and honest expression of my own ignorance. I have only been regularly attending church again for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Religion | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on No, I guess not.