YOU is a contemplative and finely crafted novel where every page bleeds with love for the medium and old acquaintances. Russell and his childhood friends Darren, Lisa and Simon were four very different kids brought together by a love of roleplaying games and programming. While his friends went on to form one of the most successful gaming companies in the industry, Russell instead spent his post-degree life drifting through various unfulfilling jobs. 1994 rolls along, and he finds himself winding up with a job at […]
A charming and enjoyable romp through the world of books and Google (oddly enough.)
Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore is a rare thing – a book with one foot in the past and one in the future. It manages to toe the line between a call-to-arms for an open and free digital archive of books, and a celebration of more traditional bookshops and authentic crinkly tomes. It’s the tale of a young designer called Clay who accepts a job at a small bookshop and slowly ends up falling headfirst into a strange conspiracy replete with black-robed acolytes, a mysterious code […]
A Grimm-moire Guide to Portland’s Creepiest Residents
Grimm is a television show that has been running on NBC since the 2011 fall season. Part procedural cop show, part fantasy, the series follows Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt, who is descended from a long line of hunter/protectors known as Grimms. After his Aunt Marie is killed, Nick inherits the family business, from her extensive weapon collection to some super-human abilities. Grimms have the ability to see Wesen, creatures with animal characteristics that live among humans. Many Wesen are dangerous to humans and prey upon […]
Tick Tock
This book was written in 1946, and for some reason has received renewed attention. It is a short dark novel. Fearing was a poet for several years, but wrote pulp fiction, worked as a journalist and in public relations for money. He was also a serious alcoholic. As his alcoholism progressed he couldn’t hold on to money or his writing. When this book was made into a film he earned quite a bit of money, but lost it all quickly. I haven’t seen the movie, […]
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
“We weren’t ourselves when we fell in love, and when we became ourselves – surprise! – we were poison. We complete each other in the nastiest, ugliest possible way.” A lot of the reviews I read about Gone Girl boiled down to: this book was really well written but I still hated everything about it. I can see that. Nick and Amy, the married main characters of the story, are both horrible, despicable people. Really. I’ve rarely hated a character as much as I hated these two. Amy Dunne […]
Not Your Average Dandy
I received this book from Siege as part of the Pajiba gift exchange, and it really was the perfect read for me – I’m quite a fan of mysteries, especially ones set in the past, including the Mistress of the Art of Death series, and Stefanie Pintoff’s works. This novel is actually came before many of the ones I’ve read recently, and is the first of a four part series starring Julian Kestrel. I will definitely be picking up the next three at some point […]
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