September 2022
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REDSHIRTS – John Scalzi
I reviewed this book on Goodreads ten years, just before starting my book review blog, and while I liked it well enough, I had only given it 3 stars. But do you recommend a 3 star book to friends and family? Tor Books has rereleased the book, now as a “Tor Essential” – meaning (from Continue reading
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LET’S MAKE A MOVIE! – David Gordon Green and Onur Tukel
A group of energetic and ambitious kids have decide to work and play together and to make their very own movie. It’s a cute picture book with fun, lively illustrations and generally moves along quite well. But who is the book for? It looks a lot like a kid’s picture book, but the rhyme scheme Continue reading
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DEEP DIVE – Ron Walters
Peter Banuk is a video game developer. His last project was a bomb so he’s been working overtime to make sure that his latest project. It’s a Catch-22 that a lot of working professionals face … Banuk wants to take care of his family – a wife and two daughters – and he wants to Continue reading
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ALL THE SECRETS OF THE WORLD – Steve Almond
Steve Almond has written a novel? That’s really good news. It’s better news that this is a really powerful, epic novel. The book begins almost as a YA angst story when two 13 year-olds from very different social and economic backgrounds are assigned to work together on a school project. The teacher believes it is Continue reading
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ENJOYING BOURBON – Frank Flannery
This is a very good beginner’s guide to understanding and, as the title suggests, enjoying bourbon. Author Frank Flannery doesn’t get too deep into any of the topics touched upon, but the reader will come away feeling confident enough to join a bourbon conversation at a cocktail party. We start with a brief history of Continue reading
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THE CARTOGRAPHERS – Amy Zhang
Ocean Wu has graduated from high school and, now looking to put the pressure to succeed and the heaviness of depression behind her, moves to to New York. She has been accepted to a very prestigious university and will receive a very nice scholarship. But Ocean is still uncertain about what she wants to do, Continue reading
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THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS – Lisa Hall
Allie and her husband Rav and their two small children have moved into the picture-perfect little cottage on the outskirts of some woods in the British community of Pluckley. This promises to be the beginning of a long, happy life together. But Pluckley has a reputation – it is known as the most haunted village Continue reading
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ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: REVIVAL – graphic novel
Archer is master of hand-to-hand combat as well as an expert marksman. He is always on the hunt for truth but is perhaps a bit slow on . Think of him as an updated Kwai Chang Caine. Archer has partnered with Armstrong, a street-smart but none-too-bright fighter who cannot die. He’s been alive since the dawn Continue reading
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THE BOOK OF COLD CASES – Simone St. James
In 1977 a small town in Oregon was rocked by murders done by a woman, dubbed The Lady Killer Murders. The leading suspect was Beth Greer – a rich, eccentric twenty-three-year-old woman who was seen fleeing one of the crimes. She was acquitted, however, and she she became a recluse in her family mansion. Forty Continue reading
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THE CORPSE-RAT KING – Lee Battersby
Marius don Hellespont may not be the most morally upright person, but his survival instinct is strong. He and his apprentice, Gerd, are walking through a field of corpses, looting the fallen bodies, when Gerd accidentally informs the nearby soldiers as to he and his master’s activities. Marius is mistaken for the King of Scorby (the Continue reading
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DARRYL OPENWORLD – Oliver Peru
Darryl Openworld is a graphic novel based on a French YA book series by Rémi Guérin. Darryl is a journalist – probably the most popular journalist in all of Openworld because of his ability to travel between realities. Darryl is passionate about being a journalist, and in this world journalists are generally well respected and as Continue reading
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THE VERY BEST OF TAD WILLIAMS
While I am familiar with the name Tad Williams and have seen his books in bookstores for as long as I can remember, I don’t believe I’ve ever read any of his books. There’s no particular reason for this other than – too many books, too little time. Also, I tend to think of his Continue reading
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