Recent content by Captain Ben

I try to finish every book I start, because even if I hate it, I want to be able to at least explain the whole thing. Though on the topic of books that honestly enraged me: Zoe Archer's Stranger. It was honestly the worst book I have ever opened, including The Catcher in the Rye, and James...

No good can come of having a giant fire breathing sky demon. Some might desire one, but the people who don't have the foresight to recognize what this beast would do should not be allowed to own one anyways. Your friend was an idiot, you are better off without him.

Aside from the obvious Ender's Game and Hitchhiker's Guide, I'd say my favorite Science Fiction novel is The Windup Girl.

I don't think a world where men have taken the undeniable submissive role will happen in our life times, simply because of the immense amount of change required for that to happen. The majority of all money would have to be turned over, and entire cultures would have to be reformed. But that...