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Somehow I have turned into a real life Ross Geller, having now been married 3 times. Otherwise, just your normal Jewish geek living in MN. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: MarkAbaddon's Quick Questions interview.)

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Fun discovering new authors

Heroes and Villains by Lewis Shiner

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I love discovering new authors. A few months ago, I signed up for a grab bag of books from a publisher and this was included in the pack. I saved it until the end, as I was unfamiliar with the author, now I wish I would have moved it towards the top of the queue. Heroes and Villains is a collection of 4 short stories, all dealing with clear protagonists and adversaries. In some ways it reads like a classic comic book (and I mean […]

A Must Read for Any Game of Thrones Fan

Audible Sample Audible Sample The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

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In preparation for the upcoming season of Game of Thrones, I purchased this rather large tome from Martin, along with Elio Garcia Jr. & Linda Antonsson (the people behind A Wiki of Ice and Fire). It is, unquestionably, worth the investment. This is not a new novel in the Game of Thrones world, but can be thought of as an encyclopedia of pretty much anything related to this world. Have a question on Naath, the home of Missandei? Look it up here. Always wanted to […]

Lovecraft, Racism and Disaapointment

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff

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I went into this book thinking I would love it. Hoping I would love it. After all, I am a huge Lovecraft fan, in spite of all of the underlying concerns with his tales (for all of his racist and anti-Semitic tropes, as well as a prose so purple it could be smoke on the water, he does present some incredible ideas in his stories). The thought of taking a Lovecraftian universe and exploring it through the eyes of people of color in the 1950s […]

Anger and Hate Poured Onto the Page

The Crow-Special Edition by James O'Barr

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Have you ever lost someone you loved? I don’t mean a friend or a relative, I mean losing someone so deeply ingrained into you that when they are gone, you have no idea how you are able to function? For those of us who have, James O’Barr has taken those feelings of rage, of dis-empowerment, and allowed us some catharsis through his seminal work The Crow. For those unfamiliar with the tale from either the movie or the graphic novel, The Crow tells the story […]

Anansi Boys-An incredible novel

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

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I admit it, I am a Neil Gaiman fanboy. So, when I tell you that this is one of the best works Neil has ever written, please believe me. This is Gaiman’s second novel and the growth from American Gods, which takes place in the same universe as Anansi Boys, is remarkable. Anansi begins, as so many tales do, with the tragic death of a main character on stage, performing karaoke, and accidentally exposing the breasts of a young woman as he tumbles off the […]

A Classic Ray Bradbury Story

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradury

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There are books that you feel you know through one medium or another (television, movies, radio, etc.) which you then read and find that it is completely different than what you expected. This was the case for me with the brilliant novel Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. I had been familiar with the story through the 1983 film, which scared the bezeesus out of me when I was a kid. The original novel, however, is so much better. The story focuses on […]



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