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Category Archives: Book Reviews
Riddley Walker
My review of Russell Hoban’s classic post-apocalyptic novel is posted at Fantasy Literature.
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Daytripper; Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba
Spoiler Alert: Bras de Oliva Domingos, main character of the lushly drawn graphic novel Daytripper, dies in the first chapter, on his way to a party honoring his father. It is Bras’s birthday. He is 32 years old. He dies … Continue reading
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Tagged artwork, Brazil, Fabio Moon, Gabriel Ba, Graphic Novels, memoir, obituaries, Sao Paolo
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Bookjumping
I usually read more than one book at a time. I almost always have a book in the car. I have two by my chair; one in my bag to take to work, and one or two by the bed. … Continue reading
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A Mirror Darkly; Riddley Walker
The September, 2012, issue of Shambala Sun has an article in which Michael Stusser discusses the wildly over-stimulated brain. Here’s my favorite quote, “Today’s tweeting, Yelping, Flickring, Foresquaring, TripAdvising mentality generates such a carnivorous hunger for stimulation that no matter … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalyptic fiction, language, linguistics, reflection, Riddley Walker, Russell Hoban
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The Small Right Thing
Jude’s dad wasn’t the only one named. His two best friends on the force, Bill Malvasio and Phil Strock, faced the same charges: jacking drug dealers, basically. Jude remembered thinking at the time (and on and off in the years since)that thousands … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood of Paradise, corruption, crime fiction, David Corbett, El Salvador, Writing
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Ad Hominem
I agreed to review Confessions of a Five-Chambered Heart, by Caitlin Kiernan, for the Fantasy Literature website. It’s a short story collection published by Subterranean Press, due out the end of July, 2012. The word “confessions” carries a particular intimation … Continue reading
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Redshirts, by John Scalzi
Comic SF/fantasy novels are difficult things, I think. I enjoy some of Terry Pratchett’s work and some of Simon R Green’s. Neil Gaiman always has humor in his books, but they are not comic novels. Christopher Moore is probably the … Continue reading
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The Minority Council
My review of Kate Griffin’sThe Minority Council is posted at fantasyliterature.com
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Hound, by Vincent McCaffrey
Vincent McCaffrey is a book collector and ran a successful bookstore, both brick-and-mortar and online, in Boston. He has written a book with a book hound as the main character. Clearly, McCaffrey made friends and connections in the publishing world. … Continue reading
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Railsea, by China Mieville
My review of Mieville’s latest, a young adult fantasy, is up on Fantasy Literature. I heartily recommend this book!
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