More like a pair of novellas - there are two distinct but intertwined settings and stories here; and this is the first Mongo book that almost requires that it be read in sequence with its immediate predecessors. (not a complaint, since I am reading them in order of publication, just an observation)

A marked deviation from all of the previous entries in the Mongo series. Grounded in reality - without even a hint of the previously prominent fantastical or supernatural elements that have marked the series - Two Songs is more of a thriller ala The Day of the Jackal or Six Days of the Condor. The final forty pages though - be glad that we live in a world where the next volume is only a bookshelf away. Waiting for the next installment is not an option.

Took longer to get into and through than the first few Mongo stories, but the last 150 pages run you down like a freight train.

A bit thick compared to the previous installments - probably due to an excess of storylines - but still enjoyable.

Mongo returns, in a prescient novel set in and around an impending Iranian revolution - two years before it actually happened.

A series with a former circus performing dwarf turned college professor and part-time private detective? How did I never hear of this before now? And how many more are there?

Some cool photos, but the repetitious captions were distracting (apparently the author relied heavily on a report published in 1915, because he LLLOOOVVVED telling us the names of the station keepers in that year)

Introduction to and explanation of many rather esoteric but common mathematical concepts. discussions about Origami, non-Euclidean geometry and the various types of infinity were particularly enlightening.

Much more technical then his first book, but consequently more informative as well. Excellent as both a refresher for forgotten material and as an introduction to new concepts. Discussion of set theory, pi (and its would be replacement tau), logarithms, negative roots and calculus are some of the highlights.

Expected = inside horror and humor stories about the IT business

Got = generic workplace humor sprinkled with IT buzzwords

Bit of a step down after the first two volumes, but the set-up for part four has fun possibilities. Mordo returns but with no oomph to him, and most of the likeable minor characters are absent.

Crass, shallow, stereotypical and stupidly, ignorantly earnest. 

There is a LARGE difference between admiring vigilante justice (the vast majority of superhero comics) and cheering on a mob hell bent on vengeance (this comic).

Trendy PC vigilante justification of the worst sort - utterly uninspired and hypocritical.

Slightly philosophical post-apocalyptic comic lit. There are worse ways to spend an afternoon.

Inane, asinine, nonsensical. Everything that is wrong with an author editing their own work.

Fascinating collection of short stories set in or concerning characters connected to a fictionalized Ritz-Carlton hotel in NYC during the 1920's and 30's. Several will make you laugh, several will make you cry, and one or two will make you rethink what you thought you knew about the roaring twenties.

An interesting premise, but a disappointment in the execution. In particualr I found three major problems with it:

First - rather than being a general account of the subject, this is more a biography of a single bowler (and while this could admittedly be inferred from the sub-title, it is most decidedly not made clear to the general public).

Second - While it is a few times alluded to (mentions of child support payments and adult children), the author has - for undisclosed reasons - intentionally censored portions of his main subjects life. One could speculate that he bartered discretion for access or is attempting to protect a self-described hero of his, but the reason is immaterial, the offense stands. 
Third - Describing individual bowling matches is boring enough with only two characters directly involved in any contest and a limited number of outcomes, but to never included score sheets (or in many cases even scores)is supremely unhelpful.

100 beautifully reproduced plates of (then) modern French Architecture. Many MANY echoes of these buildings can be seen around Center City Philadelphia. Thanks due to the Catholic University of America for trusting me with the 116 year old tome.

A brilliant fleshing-out of what I had always considered to be a sidekick into a full-fledged headliner. 

Update - accidentally reread - just as good the second time around.

Another time, another place, star crossed lovers, and no wasted words or time. An absolute masterpiece.

addendum. accidentally re-read. Felt ever so familiar for ten pages and when i realized, i finished it again.