James Stark is continuing to keep me company while I sort, pack, and move boxes. The contrast between my mundane, everyday tasks and the operatic celestial machinations of Stark's life keep me moving. This is the third book in the series, so there will be some necessary spoilers. I'll put the … [Read more]
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A little slice of Savannah.
I'd been looking forward to reading Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil for quite some time. Ever since I read Capote's In Cold Blood, I've been really interested in well-written true crime books, particularly ones written in the form of a non-fiction novel, a form that Capote pioneered. What I … [Read more]
You wave your crooked wand
Now that was fun. Seriously, deliriously fun. Stark, Just Stark, is back from hell, still a little bit on fire when he lands on a trash heap in LA. Coming back from hell is a bitch, but he's nothing if not resourceful. As he makes his way through the city, acclimating himself to being topside, he … [Read more]
An excellent, new narrative nonfiction
Since 2012 I have read one Erik Larson narrative history a year. I only have one to go so I spread them out to savor. He writes some of the most compelling nonfiction out there, and whenever there's a new one it's just a treat! I've read Devil in the White City, In the Garden of Beasts (my favorite … [Read more]
Celebrity Hero Gossip
Superman/Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Power Couple collects the first several issues of DC’s ongoing Superman/Wonder Woman series. This is another Charles Soule book; the man seems to be writing every major book that Mark Waid is not writing. I would ask how he does it, but he is a lawyer and hard-charging, … [Read more]
Growing up is a miracle
The Age of Miracles is a coming of age story against the backdrop of a celestial/environmental disaster. Rather than going into great detail about the science behind the event, the novel focuses on how the seemingly mundane aspects of life are affected by our actions when we no longer can take the … [Read more]