9
Feb
2010
The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane
About 200 pages into this 500+ page epic, I figured out that this most be book 1 of a series. The main characters had not even joined the army yet.
7
Feb
2010
Spike: After the Fall by Brian Lynch and Franco Urru
Poor, poor Spike. He gets a made a vampire, gets dumped by his sire after more than 100 years of love and mayhem, falls in love with a slayer, gets a chip put in his brain by the government, gets a soul, gets the chip out, dies in the Hellmouth, gets brought back to Wolfram & Hart but is incorporeal, gets all corporealized, saves the world (again), and lands, with the rest of L.A., in Hell.
20
Jan
2010
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
The Panama Hotel, the hotel in question in this book, is located in the International District, in Seattle, my adopted city. I’d heard of it before, but never given it much thought.
22
Oct
2009
Unpredictable Crossing by Jonna-Lynn K Mandelbaum
Well, I have some good things and bad things to say about this book.
28
Sep
2009
Strange But True America by John Hafnor
Here are some of the things I learned reading this book: Read the rest of this entry »
21
Sep
2009
Poland by James Michener
In European History and Western Civilization classes, at least in the U.S., you pretty much study England, France, a little bit of Germany, some Italy, possibly some Russia, and maybe a bit of the Spanish and Vikings. I’m half Polish (on my Mom’s side), and have always been annoyed with this. So it was with great relish that I read Michener’s epic, Poland.
3
Sep
2009
The following is taken directly from Facebook. The first is my status, the rest are the comments that followed. In it you will discover how the Zombie Apocalypse results in polyamory. F’real.
2
Sep
2009
The FB Zombie Apocalypse Discussions: Post the First
In honor of Zombie Appreciation week, I will be showcasing my Zombie Apocalypse discussions I have on Facebook with my non-blog friends.
28
Aug
2009
Fool by Christopher Moore
I was shocked and horrified recently when discussing Christopher Moore with a friend on Twitter, who said that she liked all of his books except for two. Which ones? I asked. Lamb and Fool, she said. WHAT?? Those are my two favorites, says I. She said that she didn’t think that he did parody well. And then we got into a discussion about what is and is not parody, because I wouldn’t say that either of those books are actually parody. And then we started talking about something else, I forget what.
25
Aug
2009
The Apple by Penelope Holt
I don’t remember the Oprah controversy that inspired this book, but some people might. Two Holocaust survivors went on Oprah, after having been married 50 years, and recounted the story of how they met during WWII. The problem? They didn’t meet until twelve years after the war ended.
