Comedy is often built on tragedy. Memoirs are a form of literature that often mines a person’s tragedy to create universal feelings in the reader. Billy Crystal’s Still Foolin’ Em: Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys is a brilliant memoir from a supremely funny man. Much like Steve Martin’s Born Standing Up it serves as both a career retrospective piece as well as means for Crystal to show some of the events that shaped the performer we see. My first memory of […]
Blood Rites: Sex, Blood, Magic
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Slave of Passion: Bad BDSM
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Augment: Human Services review
This review is for Augment: Human Services by Phil Elmore. It’s a science-fiction/action story set in a future where people have undergone extreme cybernetic augmentations. The lead character is an agent of the State meant to police the Augments and protect the “normal” population from them. It’s a interesting read. Here’s the link for my review: http://kingscrier.blogspot.com/2014/01/augment-human-services-brutal-future-of.html