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Book: I’m Not Scared Author: Niccolo Ammaniti Genre: Drama/Foreign Julia Rating: 9 Comments: I’ve never read Niccolo Ammaniti before this book, so it was great to discover another excellent writer. Niccolo writes in a child-like voice and from the point of view of a child, but this book is not something I would allow a [...]
I have always been interested in ebooks, audio books and regular books. The only drawback I’ve ever seen to ebooks and audio books are that they don’t make me feel as if I’m reading a real book and I can’t read them in the tub without the possibility of getting electrocuted. But, a dutch manufacturer [...]
Book: Hellstrom’s Hive Author: Frank Herbert Genre: Sci Fi Julia Rating: 10 Comments: It was really hard to rate this one. Frank Herbert is a master of suspense, suspension of disbelief and generally a master of writing. He truly makes you care about the characters – and make you feel uneasy about them at the [...]
I’m not really allowed to reprint copywrited works here, so I’m going to link to an heart warming radio broadcast by Robert A. Heinlein. It’s called “This I Believe” and the transcript of it was emailed to me by a friend. It depicts the goodness of human kind – which I believe Heinlein always tried [...]
Book: Daughter of the Drow Author: Elaine Cunningham Genre: Fantasy Julia Rating: 7 Comments: I enjoyed this book – however I originally did not care for the heroine. She did grow on me, and by the end I found her entertaining, but the beginning made me basically dislike every single drow (dark elf) – including [...]
After David’s comment, I found out some information regarding Terry Pratchett’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. He’s written a letter to fans. I think I can say for everyone that we wish him the best. I hope he has many happy years ahead!
Book: Good Omens Authors: Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Genre: Fantasy Julia Rating: 10 Comments: This is the book that got me into Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett – both of whom I am slightly obsessed with now. “Well,” you say, “she must have read that book a long time ago, why review it now?” [...]
I didn’t know this, but the movie for The Hobbit that’s in production is being filmed by Guillermo Del Toro – the director of Pan’s Labyrinth and the new Hellboy movie. I read it in this article. I really like Guillermo Del Toro as a director – he did a fabulous job with Pan’s Labyrinth, but [...]
Book: Dexter in the Dark Author: Jeff Lindsay Genre: Thriller/Serial Killer Julia Rating: 10 (for humor) Comments: Obviously I’m on a roll with the Dexter stories. Jeff Lindsay has a pattern – much like a serial killer does – of formatting his books. In the beginning, there is some commenting on Dexter or his dark [...]
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