September 2014
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ECHOPRAXIA – Peter Watts
What might a Luddite look like in the future? Possibly like Daniels Brüks, the central character in Peter Watts’ novel Echopraxia. Brüks (not called a Luddite, but ‘baseline’) is a human who doesn’t enhance himself with a lot of technology, which is unusual in his time (and ours, really). Considered an odd throwback, Brüks is out Continue reading
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quotes – 5
Quotes from the books I’ve been reading. Previous collections are: Quotes 1 Quotes 2 Quotes 3 Quotes 4 *********************************** He understood that things are serious to those who take them seriously, even if they seem frivolous or ridiculous to you personally. The Beatles Are Here! “Tools of Satan, Liverpool Division” – Joe Queenan What kind Continue reading
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS VOL. 2: WISH YOU WERE HERE – graphic novel
I was drawn to this book by the title. Federal Bureau of Physics. Physics! I had a sneaking suspicion that this would be a story a little out of the ordinary, and one that I might be able to sink my teeth in to. And I was right. There are times, especially when reading, that Continue reading
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BOTTICELLI’S BASTARD – Stephen Maitland-Lewis
I have chosen to read a number of books with an art theme lately, and generally I have enjoyed them. Botticelli’s Bastard, a historical-fantasy-mystery novel is the latest in art-themes, and does not maintain the same quality of writing that I’ve seen in the other books. Anyone who has taken a college fiction or creative Continue reading
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MARTIAN SUMMER – Andrew Kessler
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE What a fantastic concept! Convince NASA/JPL to allow an average joe to sit in on the Phoenix Mars Mission; hanging out with all the brilliant minds (it is, after all, rocket science) and living on ‘Mars time’ just to be able to go home and write a book about it. Continue reading
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THE BEATLES: HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE – Nancy Hajeski
I’ve read quite a few books on The Beatles lately. I’m glad to know that their music and their magic is still prompting people to seek out information on these musicians. This coffee-table-style book is a delightful summary of The Beatles … who they were, how they came to be, how they came to be Continue reading
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WHEN THE WORLD WAS FLAT (AND WE WERE IN LOVE) – Ingrid Jonach
There is a formula to writing YA and if you’ve been reading nay of my reviews you probably know exactly what I’m going to say. Typical, formulaic YA has a lot of teenage angst and pathos. The primary character will magnify every emotion ten-fold, especially the negative ones. There will be a boy-meets-girl storyline with Continue reading
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quotes – 4
It’s been a little while since I’ve posted any quotes here. These are quotes from the books I’ve read and reviewed here. You can read some of the previous selections of quotes here, here, and here. ♥ ♥ Q U O T E Continue reading
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RHODA’S ROCK HUNT – Molly Beth Griffin and Jennifer A. Bell
This is a beautiful picture book that is sure to sell well at state and national parks and along rock-picking shores. Rhoda is a young girl spending time with her aunt and uncle in their “up-north” cabin. She loves rocks … really loves rocks … and collects rocks of all shapes and sizes. On a Continue reading
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THE INDIFFERENCE LEAGUE – Richard Scarsbrook
Reminding me of films like Diner and The Big Chill and The Return of the Secaucus Seven and even, perhaps, a bit of the old television program thirtysomething, The Indifference League by Richard Scarsbrook is the slightly sentimental story of a group of Gen-X and Gen-Y friends getting together for their annual long-weekend reminiscing. They once gave Continue reading
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BAD MAGIC – Pseudonymous Bosch
Bad Magic is good fun. Young man, Clay, gets in hot water at school when words from his journal appear as graffiti on a school wall. Clay is blamed for the tagging (even though he didn’t do it), labelled as a problem, and sent to a summer camp for troubled kids. The camp is on Continue reading
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V-WARS VOLUME 1: CRIMSON QUEEN – graphic novel
Another vampire series. Just when you thought the vampire epidemic couldn’t get any bigger in pop culture, comes still another series, this one in graphic novel/comic format, by Jonathan Maberry. And maybe this will be the end of the line for vampires, because Maberry gets it right. A gene mutation, the Ice Virus, creates the Continue reading
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