Author: Neil Gaiman
Read: December 2008
I saw the trailer for Tim Burton's Coraline, so I pulled this old "kid's" story out for a re-read. Chilly, creepy, spooky, charming, and altogether too scary for a typical kid's book. Grimm Fairy Tales stuff, indeed.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Stories of Your Life and Others
Author: Ted Chiang
Read: January 2009
A guy from work dropped this off for me, out of the blue. I think he bought a few from bookcloseouts.com. I'd never heard of the author or the book. Some good S.F. stories on a wide range of topics. One story talks about an actual Tower of Babylon, built over hundreds of years, and what happens when the builders finally reach the top. One is about the limits of the mind, and the possibilities if you could control your own mind, with your mind. Another chronicled the events in a world where Angels, God, Heavan, and Hell made frequent and physical visits.
Good reads. I love short stories.
Read: January 2009
A guy from work dropped this off for me, out of the blue. I think he bought a few from bookcloseouts.com. I'd never heard of the author or the book. Some good S.F. stories on a wide range of topics. One story talks about an actual Tower of Babylon, built over hundreds of years, and what happens when the builders finally reach the top. One is about the limits of the mind, and the possibilities if you could control your own mind, with your mind. Another chronicled the events in a world where Angels, God, Heavan, and Hell made frequent and physical visits.
Good reads. I love short stories.
The Hobbit
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Read: December 2009
I wonder how many times I've read this book. The first time was my mom's green leather edition, fourth grade.
Read: December 2009
I wonder how many times I've read this book. The first time was my mom's green leather edition, fourth grade.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
American Gods
Author: Neil Gaiman
December 2008-January 2009
One of my favorites. The notion of forgotten gods still lingering in the world appeals to me. Gaiman's descriptions of middle America cities, the vignettes describing how certain Gods made their way to the U.S., the modern-day professions and ways of life these ancient Gods choose for themselves - poetry.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The Rising
Author: Brian Keene
Dec 17-21
This is either a completely unredeemable work of trash or a clever play on the standard post-apocalyptic zombie horror movie. As usual, the dead start coming back to life, eat living flesh, and only a headshot will stop them. The twist is that the dead are being reanimated by "demons" passing through the veil, because said veil was weakened by super-collider experiments. Also, it's not just people - birds, all mammals, and fish are coming back as well.
Quite a lot of gruesome scenes. All the characters are poorly developed with the possible exception of one of the main females. Women are horribly depicted as baby makers, prostitutes, dead, or evil ex-wives.
TERRIBLE ENDING.
I love an apocalyptic tale, but this one didn't really leave me with a good taste.
Monday, December 15, 2008
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