Review of Skystorm by Steven Konkoly
The most recent book in Konkoly’s Ryan Decker series, the first three books of which are The Rescue, The Raid, and The Mountain, is Skystorm.… Read More »Review of Skystorm by Steven Konkoly
Book Reviews
A collection of book reviews from the perspective of a conservative college student.
Review of Undying Glory: The Solar Path of Greek Heroes by Tom Billinge
Introduction It should come as no surprise to longtime readers of this site that I’ve been reading another book about heroes. After reading Beowulf, The… Read More »Review of Undying Glory: The Solar Path of Greek Heroes by Tom Billinge
Review of The Mountain by Steven Konkoly
I’ve recently been working my way through Konkoly’s Ryan Decker series. First up was The Rescue, where Decker had to defeat a shadowy PMC company… Read More »Review of The Mountain by Steven Konkoly
Review of Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy
Introduction One of the greatest threats that modern America faces is the rise of a new, tyrannical oligarchy. While the oligarchs of the past, the… Read More »Review of Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy
Review of The Raid by Steven Konkoly
The first book in Steven Konkoly’s Ryan Decker series, The Rescue, was fantastic. It was about weighty topics, was exciting, and did a great job… Read More »Review of The Raid by Steven Konkoly
Review of The Rescue by Steven Konkoly
One of my favorite novelists that I’ve recently discovered is Steven Konkloy. His two books on California trying to secede in the near future, Fractured… Read More »Review of The Rescue by Steven Konkoly
Review of The Bronze Age Mindset by BAP
Introduction As I’ve said before, there are few books that make a deep impact on me. Atlas Shrugged was one. The Gulag Archipelago was another,… Read More »Review of The Bronze Age Mindset by BAP
Review of Rogue State by Steven Konkoly
Picking up right where its predecessor, Fractured State, left off, Rogue State by Steven Konkoly is an excellent novel about resource scarcity, mercenaries, and privacy… Read More »Review of Rogue State by Steven Konkoly
Review of The Fifties by David Halberstam
Introduction Like many other conservatives, the ’50s are a period of years I look on with fondness. Yes, I was nowhere near being born when… Read More »Review of The Fifties by David Halberstam
Review of Fractured State by Steven Konkoly
One interesting thing about novels set in the future is that they allow the reader to see how the author imagines the future transpiring. Will… Read More »Review of Fractured State by Steven Konkoly
Review of The Fourth Turning by Strauss and Howe
Introduction I recently read a book called The Seventh Crisis, which is about how America is entering a new “crisis” stage in its history and… Read More »Review of The Fourth Turning by Strauss and Howe
Another Medieval Epic to Read: The Song of the Cid
This will probably be the last medieval epic I recommend for a while, but you need to read it. Like Beowulf and The Song of… Read More »Another Medieval Epic to Read: The Song of the Cid
Review of The Seventh Crisis: Why Millennials Must Re-Establish Ordered Liberty by Bob MacGuffie and Antony Stark
Introduction The Seventh Crisis: Why Millennials Must Re-Establish Ordered Liberty is a very, very interesting book. Written by two of the main figures behind the… Read More »Review of The Seventh Crisis: Why Millennials Must Re-Establish Ordered Liberty by Bob MacGuffie and Antony Stark
Another Medieval Epic You Should Read: The Song of Roland
As I wrote about in my recent article on Beowulf, I think that there is much we can gain from reading the works of the… Read More »Another Medieval Epic You Should Read: The Song of Roland
Review of “Age of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexander to Hadrian” by Angelos Chaniotis
Introduction One problem I have when reading about the ancient world, a problem I suspect that many others have, is that it’s hard to remember… Read More »Review of “Age of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexander to Hadrian” by Angelos Chaniotis
Review of Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay
Introduction Critical Theory, especially critical race theory, has become a hot topic in America recently. Parents in Texas and legislators in Oklahoma are trying to… Read More »Review of Cynical Theories by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay
Review of “History of the Peloponnesian War” by Thucydides
Introduction As with Beowulf, it seems a bit hubristic to “review” History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides. Written about four centuries before the birth… Read More »Review of “History of the Peloponnesian War” by Thucydides
Why You Should Read Beowulf: Men Must Recover Their Martial Spirit
Beowulf: A Must Read for Every Red-Blooded Man While I normally like to review books I read, the hubris involved in “reviewing” Beowulf would be… Read More »Why You Should Read Beowulf: Men Must Recover Their Martial Spirit
Review of Private Compton: My Experience in the World War by Paul L. Compton and Wendy Yessler
Introduction The Great War was one of the most important events of modern world history. It led directly to World War II, crushed Great Britain… Read More »Review of Private Compton: My Experience in the World War by Paul L. Compton and Wendy Yessler
Review of The Gettysburg Campaign by Albert Nofi
Introduction I have no plans to go into the military (not least because it has recently gone woke), but, like many other men throughout history,… Read More »Review of The Gettysburg Campaign by Albert Nofi