The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
3.75 stars
Kevin Brockmeier’s tale of the after life and the end of a life jump back and forth in this poetic and sometime uneven tale.
The afterlife is a city populated by people. Those that live there are remembered by someone [...]
Categories: Books
Tagged: book, book review, city, death idea, idea, Kevin Brockmeier, Laura Byrd, Mr. Brockmeier, novel concept, prose style
Genesis by Bernard Beckett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Genesis is a quick read, both in length and pace, that asks the reader to think as well as read , but entertains very nicely
The story unfolds as Anax is starting a day long exam. It is a presentation in front of three Examiners. [...]
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Tagged: apocalyptic world, Bernard Beckett, book, book review, caption, Genesis, lively discussions, loose ends
That’s right! I did it! I hit 50,000 and then a little bit! I am so excited! Of course, the book is not done. The characters decided on some things I did not have planned. I am guessing another 30,000 words. Maybe. Who knows. and right now – WHO CARES!
What is equally exciting is that [...]
Categories: Amazing, NaNoWriMo
Tagged: bit, black diamond ski, book, break neck, NaNoWriMo, right, Scott, ski slope
Veronica by Nicholas Christopher
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
4.5 Stars
My first venture into a book by Nicholas Christopher produced a very good, if slightly confusing read.
Leo meets Veronica on a snowy night in Manhattan where Waverly place intersects itself. She leads him through a labyrinth of places and events in an effort to [...]
Tagged: book, book review, first person narration, Leo, literary realism, Manhattan, New York, Nicholas Christopher, story, time, Veronica, writing and fantasy
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have been working through audiobooks on my trek to and from work and after the success of Drood as an auidobook, I decided to stay with Dan Simmons and revisit Hyperion. My initial reasoning was that I wanted to read The Fall of Hyperion [...]
Categories: Audiobooks, Books
Tagged: audiobook, book, book review, buick 8, Dan Simmons, fall of hyperion, Hyperion, Victor Bevine
Duma Key by Stephen King
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Caught Stealing (Hank Thompson Series #1) by Charlie Huston
