Saturday, December 27, 2014
BOOK REVIEW: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
This classic was amazing! We take for granted the all too familiar doomsday scenario of every zombie story, novel, movie, and tv show out there today: Chaos ensues, survivors band together and hunker down, taking refuge in abandoned homes, stores, farms, eventually fortifying their surroundings from the enemies. Common theme right? How common was this when Wyndham wrote Triffids in 1951? Not very. This was definitely a trailblazer, aside from the fact that it was a great story of survival, surviving a plant species with a killer instinct! Not sure why it took me so long to finally read this book, but I'm sure glad I spent the time I did with it!
Saturday, December 20, 2014
BOOK REVIEW: Chainfire by Terry Goodkind
I have started to struggle with this series. Mostly with Goodkind's heavy handed Tea Party like rhetoric. It has been getting increasingly heavier throughout the series, to the point that I have wondered if I can continue. So I was pleasantly surprised with Chainfire in that there was a lot more storytelling than rhetoric. My hope is that we get back to the storytelling as the series goes on. This was a great story, and of course, gave us one hell of a cliffhanger!
Thursday, December 18, 2014
BOOK REVIEW: Upon A Midnight Clear: Queer Christmas Tales, edited by Greg Herren
This was a fun collection of gay themed Christmas stories. The cover is misleading in that it brings to mind a collection of erotic stories, but these are not erotica. It is a typical short story collection in that some stories are far better than others. Overall, I enjoyed everything and am glad to have spent time with the stories.
Friday, December 5, 2014
BOOK REVIEW: Dark Screams, Volume 1edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar
Dark Dreams: Volume 1 edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar
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