I have been reading this series with huge breaks in between. That means, every time I start a new book from it. I am surprised anew by Dexter’s razor sharp wit and the efforts he puts into seeming “normal”. It is a good way to read this series, if you ask me. You can see…
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On the Relevance of The Handmaid’s Tale — A Book Published More Than Three Decades Ago!
The Prose Books set in post-apocalyptic settings usually have an ominous feeling about them. You will start to get that vibe from the very first line. The Handmaid’s Tale (THT) wasn’t different in that regard. Consider the following lines and you will see what I mean: “We slept in what had once been the gymnasium….
April 2017 Wrap-Up
I was mostly happy with this installment. Kate seemed back to her true kickass self. However, her getting together with Curran reminds me of what happened when Kate & Castle finally came together on the show, Castle. Too smooth and too sweet to be real! Steven Brust is one of my favorite authors….
A Slightly Feminist Installment in Project Frankenstein in the form of My Frankenstein by Michael J. Lee.
So far, I’ve read about Frankenstein’s twin brother whom he tried to save but couldn’t, which lead to the events of the original version. I have also come across his twin daughters, one of whom was curious enough to continue with his work. And, this last book that I read mentioned him…
Weirding It Out with Weird Enough: Dune Re-Read Update #4
Brief Recap: 1. Paul & Jessica finally meet Fremen, Stilgar’s clan, who are about to kill them but are convinced to take them along. This decision is due to convergence of multiple factors, including Kyne’s (who is the Liet) last decree to the Fremen, Jessica’s sharp mind, BG myth-seeding, Fremen legends, the duo’s weirding ability…
So, I Finally Read Binti by Nnedi Okorafor and Here’s What I Thought…
The cover was perfect. On a related note, look at what the author had to say about the whitewashing of her covers. I loved how the acknowledgments described UAE as “futuristic ancient”. It is such a perfect description because you get this old feel when you visit the place and then there are those skyscrapers…
Unbound was an Unimpressive Anthology Even Though it had 5 Big Names in it! Here’s my Review…
Ley Line Drifter by Kim Harrison – A pixy tries to solve a mystery and gets more than he bargained for. ★★ I liked how cute it was but there was a lot of repetition. Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost – Bones is asked to hunt a ghoul couple in New Orleans by its Voodoo Queen….
Weirding It Out without Weird Enough: Dune Re-Read Update #3
Brief Recap We meet Kynes, the Emperor appointed ecologist on Arrakis who is also a whole lot more but not letting on. People are scared of him and by people, I mean Harkonnen spies! He plans on hating the Atreides but they are just too cute and cuddly for him to loathe. Oh, and he…
I Review for You, A Treasure Trove of 17 Stories about Chess-Playing Unicorns, Presidential Candidates Stuck on Mars, & Everything in Between!
Unicorn Variations by Roger Zelazny If an anthology starts as strong as this one did, then there’s no way I would not continue reading it! Consider the human species about to become extinct and our fate hinging on a chess match between a bartender, a unicorn, and a sasquatch. Fire Watch by Connie Willis I…
Weirding It Out without Weird Enough: Dune Re-Read Update #2
Brief Recap Paul is tested by the Reverend Mother, the leader of the Bene Gesserits. We meet the Atreides and their enemies, Harkonnens. 10, 000s of years ago, Harkonnens were stripped of their titles for showing cowardice in a war. That is just one of the reasons they hate the Atreides who took over and…
An Account of What Happened on My Two Recent Frankendates and an Update on the status of Project Frankenstein
Frankendate #1 This Frankenmonster hailed from Switzerland, just as Mary Shelley had said he would. He was shy and reticent about the horrors he had seen. Part of the series, The Department 19, by Will Hill, this novella is a “file” from the department. It fills in some gaps from the time Frankenmonster left to…
Guest-Blogger Icky Loves the Heck Outta the First Book in the Thursday Next Series by Jasper Fforde
As Icky will tell you later, I browbeat and bullied her into reading this book because I knew how perfect it’d be for her. And what do you know? I was right! Without further ado… Background Quite similar to the phenomenon of writer’s block, there is a thing called reader’s block. The symptoms include not…
