ENTERTAINMENT – Page 6 – Looking For a Good Book

September 16, 2019

STAR TREK: GOLD KEY ARCHIVES VOL. 1 – graphic novel

I became a Star Trek fan in the early 1970’s (just after the regular broadcasts ended) and searched for anything Star Trek that I could get my hands on. The Gold Key Star Trek comics were one of the only ways for a teen to keep the Star Trek adventures alive back then. I’d heard that Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, GRAPHIC NOVEL, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Reviews, Star Trek, Television

September 5, 2019

UFO-1: FLESH HUNTERS – Robert Miall

THROWBACK THURSDAY – REVIEWING A BOOK FROM MY SHELF Guilty pleasure time! As a latch-key teen in the 1970’s, I grew up watching a good deal of television. My favorite was Star Trek, but when I got wind of a new sci-fi show coming out of Great Britain and that one of my local stations Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Television

July 15, 2019

DEADLANDS: BONEYARD – Seanan McGuire

It is not a secret that I am a tremendous fan of Seanan McGuire’s work. I think she’s the best urban fantasy and urban horror writer actively working today (under both her name and her pen name Mira Grant). And so, of course, when I see I McGuire/Grant novel available for review I eagerly request Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, ENTERTAINMENT, SF/FANTASY

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

May 24, 2019

STEELY DAN FAQ – Anthony Robustelli

I’m a big fan of the music of Steely Dan, though I know very little about them (other than who played on some of the songs) and so I thought that this would be a great book for me to request for review. There is a lot of really wonderful information in this book and Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, MEMOIR, NON-FICTION

Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Music, non-fiction, Reviews

March 11, 2019

WASTE OF SPACE – Gina Damico

Waste of Space by Gina Damico is a very clever idea, written in an interesting (appropriate for the subject matter) style, but still mostly a long, drawn-out story that doesn’t have the payoff for sticking with the book. Some not quite top-of-the-line Hollywood producers are looking for the next great reality show and team up Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Humor, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

March 8, 2019

HE STARTED IT!: MY TWITTER WAR WITH TRUMP – Danny Zuker

While I would very much like to keep politics out of this blog (and this review), that’s going to be a little difficult with the reviewing of this book. First I feel as though I need to note that I am not a fan of Donald Trump. Not his politics, not his behavior, not his Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Humor, Reviews

February 27, 2019

LAST DESCENDANTS – Matthew J. Kirby

I just reviewed another Matthew J. Kirby book not too long ago and enjoyed it, wrapping up that I looked forward to another one of this books. I picked this book out of my ARC pile and noted that it was also by Kirby. How fortuitous! But whether it’s because this book is following the Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, Uncategorized, YA

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

December 28, 2018

DEAR EVAN HANSEN – Val Emmich

I have heard of Dear Even Hansen, the Broadway musical, and I know it’s been very successful, but beyond that I was pretty clueless. When I saw that there was an ARC available of a book, based on the hit show, I put in my request right away. Dear Evan Hansen is a Young Adult Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, Theatre, Young Adult

December 27, 2018

WILLFUL CHILD – Steven Erikson

I requested this book four years ago and over time I’ve forgotten what it might have been about so I began to read this ‘blind’. Lately I’ve also been interested in reading some humorous fiction, so imagine my delight to begin reading and discovering that this isn’t just a humorous story, it’s a parody that Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, HUMOR, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Humor, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Star Trek, Television

December 18, 2018

PAINTING WITH BOB ROSS – Walter Foster Creative Team

You would have to be very young or have lived a very sheltered life to not know who Bob Ross was. Even if you’ve never seen his painting show (live or a rerun) the good-natured parodies are still occasionally aired. I grew up expecting to make a career for myself in art – mostly fine Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION

Art, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews

December 6, 2018

SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE – Laura Bates

Dr. Laura Bates had been told that maximum-security prisoner are beyond rehabilitation and Bates, an English professor and believer in the power of Shakespeare’s plays, took that as a challenge. Bates holds classes in Shakespeare’s plays with prisoners who sign up to take the classes. She begins regular meetings in a detention ward with maximum Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, NON-FICTION, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, non-fiction, Reviews, Theatre

November 8, 2018

THE CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER – Harlan Ellison

If you don’t know Harlan Ellison then you should correct that immediately by going out and reading some of his work. He’s an under-recognized, under-appreciated author – though certainly not for a lack of trying, as Harlan was often pretty vocal about his talent. One of Ellison’s biggest claim to fame was for writing the Continue reading

ENTERTAINMENT, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Entertainment, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Star Trek, Television