I’ve been hearing about Lauren Groff’s Arcadia, and my friend S recommended her first novel, The Monsters of Templeton, to me. I thought I’d give it a try. Oh, man. So, so good. In the author’s note, Groff mentions that she was trying to write about Cooperstown, NY, where she grew up. She … [Read more]
Strangers in a Strange Land
There … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:2 ·
Genres: Fantasy, History ·
Tags: #CBR6, fantasy, Fofo, helene wecker, historical fiction, the golem and the jinni ·
By Hook or by Crook
All children, except one, grow up. This, however, is a review of a book and not a story of my life, so we'll be moving on now. The idea of Peter Pan is something that just about anyone can recite from memory. There's a boy who will remain a boy forever who lives upon an exciting island far in … [Read more]
Zombie
Man, I try to get a straight forward book about zombies, and instead it’s yet another pedophile preying on young boys. Had I known, I doubt I would have started reading this, but it was in my bag and I was stranded with nothing else to read. “Zombie” is written in journal style, the direct words of … [Read more]
Holding a mirror to the South’s racist past
I don’t remember being tremendously impressed with Grisham’s more recent novels, but have always enjoyed his writing ability and his willingness to take on painful subjects, and so was excited to hear that he had done a sort of follow-up to A Time to Kill, one of his best. And while it did not … [Read more]
Patient Zero
Patient Zero, at first look, is a book about zombies. However, the zombies are just a side story to the main action. Joe Ledger is a cop, about to head off to the FBI academy, when a bust brings him face to face with a terrorist cell, plotting to release a plague that will decimate the world. … [Read more]