Wednesday, June 3, 2026

The UFO Experience: Evidence Behind Close Encounters, Project Blue Book, and the Search for Answers review

 

The UFO Experience by J. Allen Hynek

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5 starsit was amazing
bookshelves: history, uap 

Originally published in 1972 so you mainly only want to read for historical significance yet he paints an all too familiar portrait of what we have seen coming out since Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs, where, despite some telling us there are real investigations going on the government tries to be making best efforts by dismissing almost everything out of hand and generally acting like a reboot of the Three stooges. You can definitely see why Hynek got so frustrated with the lack of scientific rigor one would expect when faced with unknowns in that same airspace as our Air Force. Especially from the Air Force. It reads as familiar enough to today that it lowers expectations that anything has really changed in 50+ years.

Sunday, May 31, 2026

That's Not Right review

 

5 stars
A humorous look at supernatural investigations. Would make a good TV series. 
Apr 20, 2026

The Book of Ayn review

 

4 stars
Brings up some interesting points about Ayn's life but just kind of ends like it needed to be handed before the author could come up with an ending. 
Apr 15, 2026

God's Junk Drawer review

 

Clines, Peter *5 stars
Dinosaurs, an alien, time travel, and plot twists. Need I say more?
Mar 23, 2026

Anima Rising review

 

5 stars
A humorous addition to the tale of Frankenstein and his bride, who met many historical figures. The story is told mainly by the bride as she regains her memory after recovering from having died a fourth time.
The afterword explains which bits are history and which are fiction. A surprising amount is based on true events and real people.
 
Apr 27, 2026

Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow review

 

5 stars
Another great read with good insights. Needs an update or sequel, though, as a lot of the "coming things" have already happened, as this book was written before Covid, Chat GPT, and Trump 2.0. 
Feb 15, 2026

Boundless Skies review

 

5 stars
Most of the stories are what you would expect if you have read any of his other books. Just shorter. The last two have more of a Scooby-Doo feel. Not bad, just a different feel. 
May 15, 2026