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THE STRAIN – graphic novel
It’s not often that I get an uncomfortable feeling when reading a graphic novel, but The Strain, Volume 1 is appropriately eerie. Based on a novel, and possibly a film or television series (I’m not entirely certain) created by Guillermo del Toro, The Strain twists the vampire legend back into something darker and more in… Continue reading
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STOLEN FROM THE GARDEN – William Swanson
In our era of (what we consider to be) highly advanced forensics and criminal investigations, it’s sometimes difficult to remember that even in a relatively short time past, much of our modern forensics was still very much in its infancy. In Stolen From the Garden, author William Swanson reopens some old wounds by revisiting a… Continue reading
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FAIREST VOL. 4: OF MICE AND MEN
I’m new to the “Fairest” titles, despite this being Volume 4. I have, however, read a number of issues of Fables, to which this series is connected. Based on this book…I am hooked! Perhaps it was precisely because I haven’t read any of the previous issues, but I really enjoyed the mystery of what was… Continue reading
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BEATLENESS – Candy Leonard
In keeping with my Beatles reading, we have here another new book with the Fab Four as the subject. This one, Beatleness, by Candy Leonard, might actually be one of the more important books on the subject. There are plenty of books that look at the beatles themselves and their music (deservedly so) and it… Continue reading
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NEST – Esther Ehrlich
The debut novel by Esther Ehrlich, Nest, is a beautiful, poignant, slightly dark tale of the trials of childhood. Set in the early 1970’s, eleven-year-old “Chirp” Orenstein is beginning to learn that life can be cruel to a child. Her mother struggles with a terrible disease and spends time in a ‘loony bin’ and goes… Continue reading
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COYOTE WOMAN – Judith Redman Robbins
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE This is one of those unusual books that has so much that I really like, and at the same time, some troubling aspects that are hard to over-look. First…I was excited to read this book. Ever since reading House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday (back in the 1980’s),… Continue reading
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DOOMBOY VOL. 1 – Tony Sandoval
This story of a young, heavy metal rocker whose girlfriend dies and he expresses his grief through his music. This sounds simple, and in many ways it is, but there’s a real beauty to the manner and form in which this tale is told. It’s rather difficult to talk about the art and the story… Continue reading
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HOMEMADE MAGICK – Lon Milo DuQuette
I feel a little duped by this book. Let me share with you the Goodreads opening description of the book: Sharing the lessons he’s learned from over forty years as a magician and family man, Lon Milo DuQuette reveals his unique point of view about magick–its ups and downs, ins and outs, and how his… Continue reading
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MEATLESS ALL DAY – Dina Cheney
I am not vegetarian, but my daughter is. One of my sons has typically not wanted to eat anything ‘vegetarian’ but because he’s also a big Paul McCartney fan, and McCartney has been promoting ‘Meatless Monday’ he’s been willing to have a vegetarian meal once a week. Dina Cheney’s Meatless All Day provides a very… Continue reading
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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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