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 Hello Mysterious people, Book 29: The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe - (7/10) Premise: Basically every single word Edgar Allen Poe ever wrote. So I'll try to break it down by type of writing. Poetry: The most I can say is that the Raven is not his best work. It just rhymes. I think I enjoyed Dream land  the most. Besides that most of it is just kinda common poetry. Some of it is good, some of it is boring. A lot of it is confusing. (6/10) Stories: Many of his stories seem to just end without giving a meaning. They are just fragments of people's lives. Some of them are fantastic. The most I can say is his more popular stories are generally his better ones.  He writes a lot about hot air balloons. Several mysteries which are mostly 2 people talking about how they solved something, and his macabre. Some of them are very interesting and some just felt like a slog. (8/10) Reviews: He has a review of how a chess robot works. It's very long, and I thought it was a weird sto...

 Hello Prayerful People,  Book 28: Praying With Paul: A call to Spiritual Reformation (7/10) Premise: Pastor Carson converts seven sermons into a book about Pauls Prayer's life and what we can learn from it.  This will be a short one. This book is a very interesting looks about Paul's writings in the Bible and how we can use these to learn how to pray. Carson lays out how Paul prays, what he asks for and how he asks for it. He also leads the reader to some conclusions and gives other pieces of advice. He talks about trying different methods until you find the best way to pray for yourself, and why God may not be answering you.  This book is probably not meant to be read like a novel how I did, but more of a study. Taking small sections or chapters at a time. However it was a pleasant read and a good reminder and lesson for those who want a lesson or reminder on one of the core actions of their faith.  So learn how to speak to God in a new way and remember dear r...

 Hello worker bee,  Book 27: Behemoth: A history of the Factory and the making of the modern world (7/10) Premise: From several hundred years ago in Europe to modern day mega factories in China follow the history of factories and how they have evolved throughout the ages.  This book is informative but not too exciting, although several battles take place. It starts with old textile factories in the United Kingdom which is an interesting bit of history. Moves over to the United States for a large portion of the book. Then finally moves to China talking about relatively current conditions.  I did find it fascinating how over and over again factories try to trap their workers, either by location, law, or money. This seems to be what happens whenever a new factory is put into place. The factory if they can either make housing or buy a town causing workers to be financially trapped, only able to spend money or script at the company owned stores. Driving prices way up. Or ...