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V: The Second Generation is an independent novel authored by Kenneth Johnson the producer of the original 1983 V Miniseries, the only part of the V "universe" that Johnson owned the IP rights to. Its written in a way that it should be able to stand on its own so if you've never read or watched anything in the V francise you should be fine to pick this up. However, if you have, I recommend re-watching the the original miniseries first. If you've watched "The Final Battle" or the '85 or '08 T.V. series, or read the earlier spin off books, it can be confusing following this. The Visitors never left Earth, the've been here for over 20 years and the lizard people have continued to control world affairs and are still stealing our liquid water and our second generation has grown up under their brainwashing "knowing" that the Visitors arent' only our friends but the only reason the human race still exists. Much of the original heros are still here, save Mike Donavan who has assumed killed in '91 during a raid in france, and much of the world wide resitance was destroyed in '99. For the most part I like this book, but it was written oddly. It started very interesting with new aliens shoing up in their rural hunting cabin and our fisherman super excited by their naked bodies. But I don't know why they had to kill them. Sometimes it is hard to keep straight because Johnons switches scenes/perspectives so quickly. Sometimes he adds the double line break to indicate and sometimes he doesn't. Its clear that he is more use to writing for T.V. than writing a novel. I appreciated the tension between Diana and the new Visitor commandant Jeremey and "The Leader" finally coming to earth. I was surprised how the "half-breeds" where treated as slaves and despised by most everyone but their own families. The descriptions of the new alien Zenthi and their are they with us or are they not was treated very well. The closer I got to the end the more I wondered if it was going to get all tied up or if this was intended to be the first in a series that didn't occur. It has a happy ending, if inconclusive.

I received this book as part of LibraryThing's early review project.

We are a home school family so having books like this available is always a big plus to us. That being said my oldest is currently in 2nd grade so it will be a time before we use this reference regularly.

It says its visual guide to acing math in grade 4-9 but there are some topics in here that I never touched until 10th grade geometry, so your miles may vary.

From the description I had hoped we would be able to use this as a curricular from middles school math, but alas its more of a reference book than a curriculum. But for what it is, it's well put together, though quite heavy.

I received this book as part of the LibraryThing early review program.

I find most modern Christian books incredibly lacking in substance and a lot of feel-good fluff. However, I was very excited to get it, the subject sounded fantastic, and although it is a new 2020 release the original work was written over 100 years ago.

However, I was disappointed. This very short book took me months to get through. I was written in a very odd style. To the point that I think it may have been originally written in some sort of poetic verse when authored in German that didn't translate well to English.

received this audiobook as Part of LibraryThing's Early review program.

I spent most of the book trying to figure out what the the author's deal was. Now that I've completed it, I'm still not completely sure. She's a Mormon turned atheist, and she seems to spend much of the book arguing that UFOlogoy is a modern day religion.

The book is more about the people who "study" UFOs than the UFOs themselves.

She doesn't really explain the "Why we See Saucers" mentioned in the subtitle of the book other than a flimsy argument that we see them because we want to see them.

I will say the version of an "official" story about the Roswell incident that she recount's here is the first one I have heard that holds any water.

As far as its quality as an audiobook: I was pleasantly pleased that they are still making CD versions in 2020. In fact when I finally received it I hadn't even realized it was going to be an audiobook, and I love audiobooks on CD. The reader was OK. Her voice wasn't annoying or anything, but personally I always prefer audiobooks that are read by the author.

It was Star Trek: Generations before Star Trek VII came out. I'm really not sure which story was better.

There is 0 break in the story, for whatever story there is, between The Golden Apple and Book 1 The Eye in The Pyramid. I guess that's one reason why since at least the 90s Illuminatus! has only been printed as one single volume containing the whole trilogy. returnreturnThere is not much I can say about this that I didn't already say in 2022 when I reviewed The eye in the pyramid: The writing style is out there; the character who makes up the first person prose changes without notice; I feel it is like what reading an LSD trip would be like. Part of me wondered what it would be like to read while on drugs, but I was not going to start doing drugs just to find out. returnreturnWithout the description of the black mass, it wasn't quite as offensive as the first. Personally, I could not have read all three straight through, my brain just needs time to heal from all this. returnreturnIn many places, including on the cover itself, this book is classified as Science Fiction, but it's not science fiction at all in any way. Not like a "But Star Wars isn't Science Fiction, it's a Space Opera" way but there is nothing in the plot related to changes or questions about science. I mean sure there is a submarine on the cover, and there is like one scene that take place aboard the submarine "Leif Erickson" but that's it. returnreturnI'll finish the Trilogy, but it will probably be another 3 years before I do.

This book was fantastic, just like everything I have read by Danny Duncan Collum. returnreturnThis book was the first fiction of his that I have read. returnreturnTommy Jackson is just a normal working class white boy from rural Mississippi. Like any 1950s teenager he likes driving around with his friends and getting drunk when mom isn't looking. One day a black boy in town is disrespectful to a white girl, and later that night Tommy inadvertently witnesses his murder. returnreturnFor the rest of his life he tries to pretend he didn't. returnreturnWhen in college in Jackson, Mississippi in the 60s the freedom riders come to town, and he thinks he has found a way to make up for what he didn't do in high school. returnreturnBeing the only white southern boy involved in the movement ends up making him a target for all the locals, and the sit ins don't go as expected. returnreturnIt's really a fantastic tale of race, love, family, friendship, religion, God and the long arm of the law. returnreturnThe end was a bit rushed but that was the only downside I had.

I wanted to read this book after hearing the author on public radio. returnreturnDonut Dolly was the nick name of the American Red Cross girls. Something I had never heard of before. The American Red Cross had sent young women (who had to be college educated and unmarried and under 25) to the war front to make the men feel more at home. In Korea they handed out donuts hence where the name came from. returnreturnIn Vietnam donuts would melt in the hot sun, so it was more just kool-aid and being able to see a pretty american girl. The world has changed so much in the near 60 years since Vietnam that I still have a hard time fathoming.returnreturnI kept expecting her boyfriend to die since she kept talking about how much danger she was in and the last name on the authors page wasn't the same as Bob's, the ending was a bit of a surprise still. returnreturnShe left Flint a Christian pacifist, she came home a right-wing reactionary warhawk (my words not hers)returnreturnThe book was fine. A general memoir of her every day adventures in the war. I didn't feel like I had any more understanding of their role than I did during her interview on the radio. I wouldn't really recommend it unless you have a particular interest in knowing all of the Vietnam War.

This was not very good. Maybe the first book I ever read that the movie was way better (and not just for the singing). returnreturnThis is a collection of short stories about anamorphic animals in the Inidan Jungle of the 19th century. I added it to my queue when I wanted more English stories from India in hopes of better communicating with my Indian colleagues. returnreturnThey aren't well written, they have no redeeming or overarching story and even though they are very short, they feel very long and boring. returnreturnThis audio book collection was particularly poor. there Were three distinct different narrators, I believe it was first recorded for Tape in the 80s and then re-released on CD in the 90s (and maybe digital in the 21st) and each time they added some artifacts and it's just not good. returnreturnNot worth stabbing yourself in the eye, but not worth reading.

This book was fairly well written, though he did get repetitive a few times. Having listened to the audio book I always seem to note repetition more than when I read dead trees. This audio book not having good transitions from CD to CD also can lead to it being halfway the second time through Track 1 before I realize I'm back in track 1 and he's not just being repetitive again. returnreturnIt wasn't as exciting nor humors as I had expected it to be. A lot of what it is was over reaching big government police getting into to private citizens life. The KKK is an awful organization and from Stallworth's story most of them are idiots. The part where Stallworth talks about having to be a body guard for David Duke as himself a black cop, rather than as the undercover "white" guy he's been talking to on the phone for months. returnI am left wondering what Duke and others involved thought once this book was release

I received this book as part of LibraryThing's early review project. returnreturnWe are a home school family so having books like this available is always a big plus to us. That being said my oldest is currently in 2nd grade so it will be a time before we use this reference regularly. returnreturnIt says its visual guide to acing math in grade 4-9 but there are some topics in here that I never touched until 10th grade geometry, so your miles may vary. returnreturnFrom the description I had hoped we would be able to use this as a curricular from middles school math, but alas its more of a reference book than a curriculum. But for what it is, it's well put together, though quite heavy.

I received this audiobook as Part of LibraryThing's Early review program. returnreturnI spent most of the book trying to figure out what the the author's deal was. Now that I've completed it, I'm still not completely sure. She's a Mormon turned atheist, and she seems to spend much of the book arguing that UFOlogoy is a modern day religion. returnreturnThe book is more about the people who "study" UFOs than the UFOs themselves. returnreturnShe doesn't really explain the "Why we See Saucers" mentioned in the subtitle of the book other than a flimsy argument that we see them because we want to see them. returnreturnI will say the version of an "official" story about the Roswell incident that she recount's here is the first one I have heard that holds any water. returnreturnAs far as its quality as an audiobook: I was pleasantly pleased that they are still making CD versions in 2020. In fact when I finally received it I hadn't even realized it was going to be an audiobook, and I love audiobooks on CD. The reader was OK. Her voice wasn't annoying or anything, but personally I always prefer audiobooks that are read by the author.

I received this book as part of the LibraryThing early review program. returnreturnI find most modern Christian books incredibly lacking in substance and a lot of feel-good fluff. However, I was very excited to get it, the subject sounded fantastic, and although it is a new 2020 release the original work was written over 100 years ago. returnreturnHowever, I was disappointed. This very short book took me months to get through. I was written in a very odd style. To the point that I think it may have been originally written in some sort of poetic verse when authored in German that didn't translate well to English.