Book Review: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Disclaimer: I received this book through the Rasmussen College One College, One Book program on the premise that I would review it. This is the graphic novel memoir of Marjane Satrapi, who was nine years old when her home country of Iran had a revolution and kicked out the… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Persepolis
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Open Thread: Search Me
Happy Halloween! People come to this blog, and others like it, through many means. Some subscribe through an RSS service or bookmark the site and check every so often to see if it’s updated. (Hi, Mom!) Others follow announcement links that I or others place on various social media sites. And others come here through… Continue reading Open Thread: Search Me
Book Review: The Sky Devil
Book Review: The Sky Devil by L. Ron Hubbard Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Also, because of severe shipping delays, Galaxy Press also sent the audio version. This is another in the series of L. Ron Hubbard pulp stories reprints from Galaxy Press,… Continue reading Book Review: The Sky Devil
Book Review: The Stone Lions
The Stone Lions by Gwen Dandridge Disclaimer: I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Ara is the daughter of the Sultan of Granada in the early 15th Century. She has lived all her life in the Alhambra, the Red Palace. Frustrated by her cloistered existence, Ara… Continue reading Book Review: The Stone Lions
Open Thread: Coming Attractions
School has started again, and it is kicking my butt. So reading for reviews is going to be slowing down for the next couple of weeks. However, I thought you might like to see some of what’s coming up in the next month or so. Here’s books I’ve received from authors and publishers on the… Continue reading Open Thread: Coming Attractions
Comic Book Review: Earth 2, Vol. 2: The Tower of Fate
Comic Book Review: Earth 2, Vol. 2: The Tower of Fate by James Robinson & Nicola Scott Disclaimer: I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Some background first, for our younger readers. Back in the 1940s, National Comics (which would become DC) decided to promote some… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Earth 2, Vol. 2: The Tower of Fate
Book Review: Rot Riot and Rebellion: Mr. Jefferson’s Struggle to Save the University that Changed America
Book Review: Rot Riot and Rebellion: Mr. Jefferson’s Struggle to Save the University that Changed America by Rex Bowman & Carlos Santos Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. If I told you about a school where the students constantly engaged in partying, drunkenness and… Continue reading Book Review: Rot Riot and Rebellion: Mr. Jefferson’s Struggle to Save the University that Changed America
Anime Review: Mushibugyo
Anime Review: Mushibugyo It has been about a century since Japan was invaded by giant mushi (“insect” or “bug”, it’s a loose category) that rampage about, eating people and destroying buildings. In Edo, the capital, the shogunate government has established the office of the Mushibugyo (“Insect Magistrate”) to protect the city and its people. A new… Continue reading Anime Review: Mushibugyo
Book Review: Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific January 1942-April 1943
Book Review: Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific January 1942-April 1943 by Bruce Gamble Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This is the second of three books about the Southwest Pacific campaign during World War Two. The first book covered the fate… Continue reading Book Review: Fortress Rabaul: The Battle for the Southwest Pacific January 1942-April 1943
Book Review: Tom Swift and His Motor-boat
Book Review: Tom Swift and His Motor-boat by Victor Appleton When I was a lad, lo these many years ago, one of the things that delighted me was running across old boys’ adventure books, from when my grandfather was young. The world they described was so strange and far away, even then. So when I… Continue reading Book Review: Tom Swift and His Motor-boat