Book Ratings

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* I didn't like it | ** It was OK | *** I liked it | **** I really liked it | ***** I loved it

Monday, December 02, 2019

The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War Conspiracy to Shut Down Production of the World's First Desktop ComputerThe Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War Conspiracy to Shut Down Production of the World's First Desktop Computer by Meryle Secrest
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the publisher for review.

This book was basically a hodgepodge history of the Olivetti family: what they manufactured, where they had offices, who lived where and with whom, who they liked, what their politics were, and so forth. As a dynastic history, it was barely adequate. As a book about the history of desktop computers, it was a failure. If there was a conspiracy, I must have skipped over it because I don't remember reading about one.

Thursday, November 28, 2019

On My Way to ParadiseOn My Way to Paradise by Dave Wolverton


So completely uninteresting I couldn't be bothered to finish it. Read just enough to know it wasn't my cup of tea and that it most likely wouldn't get any better further on.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Pure InstinctPure Instinct by Robert W. Walker


Gave up trying to read this. Very badly edited. Got tired of turning gibberish into English.