Category Archives for Review
Reviews of products and books for the future by Shlok Vaidya.
Review – Black Market Billions: How Organized Retail Crime Funds Global Terrorists
Black Market Billions This book is probably what happens when you write a book about something interesting – organized retail crime (ORC) – but your agent/publisher wants you to connect it to a bigger market – global … Continue reading
Review: Daedalus Touch and Writing On The iPad
I’ve been looking for good writing apps. Scrivener is amazing for Apple laptops. But since I switched to an iPad full-time, that’s a no-go (and for whatever reason, it’s not forthcoming as an iOS app). I tried WriteRoom, which is … Continue reading
Review: The Postmortal
The Postmortal: A Novel “But don’t you miss home?” “Home? Nah, mate. Why would I miss home? It’s always there. Frankly, home is a bit of a crutch. It’s just so easy to stick around and keep doing all the … Continue reading
Review: Iraq | Perspectives
Iraq | Perspectives (Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography) Not really sure how to review a photography collection, especially if it’s 6 years of a war photographer’s work. But I can tell you that it was a … Continue reading
Review: Domestic Violets
Domestic Violets: A Novel (P.S.) “How have you been, dear?” Helen asks. I decide not to tell her about the erectile dysfunction, the recent layoffs at my company, how my dad has taken to smoking pot in my extra bedroom, … Continue reading