Book Review: Kiss Your Elbow by Alan Handley Before Harlequin became the go-to publisher for romance paperbacks, it published other genres as well, primarily trashy crime novels with steamy bits. As part of the publisher’s 60th anniversary, it’s reprinting some of these early works, including the one being reviewed here. Tim Briscoe is an actor in late… Continue reading Book Review: Kiss Your Elbow
Month: January 2014
Book Review: Frances Elizabeth Willis
Book Review: Frances Elizabeth Willis by Nicholas J. Willis Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Frances Elizabeth Willis (1899-1983) was the first woman to rise through the ranks of the U.S. Foreign Service to become a Career Ambassador, serving as the United Stares ambassador… Continue reading Book Review: Frances Elizabeth Willis
Open Thread: Water Damage
A pipe burst in my apartment building Monday night, and quite a bit of water dripped down through my ceiling. It appears that none of my upcoming Goodreads giveaway books were affected, but some of the books I’ve previously reviewed might have been, and my bedding was soaked considerably. So it may be a… Continue reading Open Thread: Water Damage
Comic Strip Review: Johnny Comet
Comic Strip Review: Johnny Comet by Frank Frazetta & Earl Baldwin Before Frank Frazetta hit it big with movie posters and book cover paintings of brawny barbarians and scantily-clad women, he worked in comic books and tried to break into the lucrative newspaper comics business. After a couple of abortive efforts, Mr. Frazetta was… Continue reading Comic Strip Review: Johnny Comet
Book Review: The Overcoming Life
Book Review: The Overcoming Life by D.L. Moody Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899) was one of the great evangelists of the Nineteenth Century. Although of limited education himself, he strongly supported higher learning and founded the Chicago Bible Institute… Continue reading Book Review: The Overcoming Life
Book Review: Thanks for the Feedback
Book Review: Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Also, the version I read was an Advance Readers’ Copy and some changes may be made in the final version. We’ve all been there. You go… Continue reading Book Review: Thanks for the Feedback
Comic Book Review: Boxers & Saints
Comic Book Review: Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang Disclaimer: I received this boxed set as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Little Bao is a farm boy who loves the Chinese operas performed at the spring festivals every year. But one year a foreign devil, a missionary, appears… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Boxers & Saints
Book Review: White Fang
Book Review: White Fang by Jack London Like many a lad, I read this classic adventure story when I was quite young (despite it most assuredly not being a children’s book.) I have long planned to reread it when I had the opportunity, and was fortunate enough to get it for Christmas. For those who… Continue reading Book Review: White Fang
Book Review: Splatterlands
Book Review: Splatterlands edited by Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawson Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. According to Wikipedia, “splatterpunk” was a movement in horror writing between roughly 1985 and 1995, distinguished by its graphic and often gory descriptions of violence and attempts to… Continue reading Book Review: Splatterlands
Book Review: Narrative Structure in Comics: Making Sense of Fragments
Book Review: Narrative Structure in Comics: Making Sense of Fragments by Barbara Postema Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This is a scholarly work on the subject of “Comics” which here includes comic books, comic strips, graphic novels and sundry related items. The emphasis… Continue reading Book Review: Narrative Structure in Comics: Making Sense of Fragments