The One That Started It All
Here it is: the book that started it all. We open with a first person prologue from the point of view of a murderer gloating over his or her victim: Anna. I have a feeling a lot of these books are going to open this way. In the Shadyside High cafeteria, we meet Corey Brooks, a young douchebag … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:1 ·
Genres: Uncategorized ·
Tags: Fear Street, horror, R.L. Stine, The New Girl, thriller, TyburnBlossom's Year of Fear Street Books, YA ·
Planet of Judgement: Early Original Star Trek Novel Vangie13 cbr #3
Heartwarming tale of a girl and her dog*
*Per the post title, technically not a dog but a half-man genetically engineered with dog/tiger/etc DNA to make him a cold-blooded mercenary who actually kills a lot of things. … [Read more]
Puritan Prattle
We celebrate them at Thanksgiving, we revile them when we read The Crucible, but what do we really know about that first generation of religious malcontents to reach New England? Sarah Vowell's The Wordy Shipmates gives us portraits of these strangers known as the Puritans who came to New England … [Read more]
Mieville Gets Weird(er) – On God-Squids and Paranoia
Kraken is the first China Mieville book I've read aside from his celebrated Bas-Lag books: Perdido Street Station, The Scar, and Iron Council. And while no one would ever doubt the fecundity of his imagination, his plotting has always left a bit to be desired. My overwhelming impression after … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:1 ·
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction ·
Tags: China Mieville, Kraken, sci-fi ·