Glass Soldiers Critique Big Gods
Fables 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers, by Bill Willingham et al
The only way I've kept from buying ALL of these by now is that I only let myself buy 1 per visit to the comic book store, and I only get to go to the comic book store if there is a new Buffy out. Seriously, these are so good. I keep getting more and more interested in the supporting characters, and the primary characters still stay fresh.
(106/250)
Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, by Gordon Dahlquist
Like Dumas channeling Poe, with more sex. That's a very good thing, if you didn't know. I very much appreciated the long sentences, the nearly non-stop action, the humour, and the rhythm of the dialogue.
(107/250)
Critique of Criminal Reason, by Michael Gregorio
Very well-written philosophical thriller set in Prussia at the beginning of the 19th century, featuring an aged Immanuel Kant and a fascinating young detective named Hanno Steffanis. As a mystery, it didn't really work for me because I figured everything out about halfway in and then kept feeling like the author was trying to say, 'hey, here's another FASCINATING CLUE' when, dude, I already knew what was going on. But I enjoyed watching the protagonist figure things out, so it was still worth it. The short sentences kind of weirded me out, I guess I was expecting it to be written more in the style of the period - OTOH, it was more gripping this way.
(108/250)
Ten Big Ones, by Janet Evanovich
An excellent popcorn book. I'm getting close to caught up on these, need to slow down again for a bit.
(109/250)
Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett (reread)
This may be my 3rd or 4th reread of this book, and it's wearing a little bit thin. There are still some exceptionally brilliant bits though, and I really found it comforting at the end of a day when I was working mucho overtime. My usual TP book analysis: subject - organized religion; theme - freedom of thought.
(110/250)
The only way I've kept from buying ALL of these by now is that I only let myself buy 1 per visit to the comic book store, and I only get to go to the comic book store if there is a new Buffy out. Seriously, these are so good. I keep getting more and more interested in the supporting characters, and the primary characters still stay fresh.
(106/250)
Glass Books of the Dream Eaters, by Gordon Dahlquist
Like Dumas channeling Poe, with more sex. That's a very good thing, if you didn't know. I very much appreciated the long sentences, the nearly non-stop action, the humour, and the rhythm of the dialogue.
(107/250)
Critique of Criminal Reason, by Michael Gregorio
Very well-written philosophical thriller set in Prussia at the beginning of the 19th century, featuring an aged Immanuel Kant and a fascinating young detective named Hanno Steffanis. As a mystery, it didn't really work for me because I figured everything out about halfway in and then kept feeling like the author was trying to say, 'hey, here's another FASCINATING CLUE' when, dude, I already knew what was going on. But I enjoyed watching the protagonist figure things out, so it was still worth it. The short sentences kind of weirded me out, I guess I was expecting it to be written more in the style of the period - OTOH, it was more gripping this way.
(108/250)
Ten Big Ones, by Janet Evanovich
An excellent popcorn book. I'm getting close to caught up on these, need to slow down again for a bit.
(109/250)
Small Gods, by Terry Pratchett (reread)
This may be my 3rd or 4th reread of this book, and it's wearing a little bit thin. There are still some exceptionally brilliant bits though, and I really found it comforting at the end of a day when I was working mucho overtime. My usual TP book analysis: subject - organized religion; theme - freedom of thought.
(110/250)