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Well, Well, Well

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

August 14, 2026 by G.D. Giant Leave a Comment

“The Well of Ascension” is the second book in the original Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. And it’s a very good, very solid middle book for a trilogy. We get some answers to earlier mysteries, and we get some new mysteries. We get a light smattering of war as well as more political intrigue. We get some deeper character development, along with additional world building. And we get some more characters, but also lose some more characters. Book 1, “Mistborn,” saw Kelsier and his crew […]

The Violence Will Be Televised

Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

August 6, 2026 by G.D. Giant Leave a Comment

What I’ve learned from dystopian/speculative fiction books, including this one, is that the revolution may not be televised, but the human rights abuses, the cruelty, the inhumanity, the degradation, and the state-sponsored violence will be streamed to the masses. On its face, Chain-Gang All-Stars is about “Links” of one prison chain-gang versus Links from other chain-gangs from other prisons. Prisoners who “voluntarily” enter the Criminal Action Penal Entertainment (CAPE) program legally murder each other, in packed arenas and on pay-for-view, for the enjoyment of a […]

Mists and Mystery

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

July 30, 2026 by G.D. Giant Leave a Comment

Mistborn, by Brandon Sanderson, is Book One of the Mistborn Original Trilogy. Although I read a good amount of fantasy, I have, for some reason, never read any Brandon Sanderson. But, since this year is the 20th anniversary of the original publication of Mistborn, I thought I’d give it a shot. And I’m glad I did. Mistborn is a very good book. The world-building is phenomenal, from the political system to the actual sad, gray, ash-covered lands. The magic system is new and interesting, and […]

ElCicco
on “…looking back at those pages, I shivered to see our plunge into darkness, day by day, without realizing it was a spiral, and its nadir, the abyss.”
Thank you! I hope we see a review when you’ve read it
ElCicco
on CBR Diversion – Bingo – “Wheels”
Colson Whitehead’s Underground Railroad is outstanding but heavy. If you want to go lighter, I would pick any Murderbot book...
G.D. Giant
on CBR Diversion – Bingo – “Wheels”
If you like Leigh Bardugo, her book Hell Bent, is sort of a road trip to hell. Just read Ninth...
G.D. Giant
on “…looking back at those pages, I shivered to see our plunge into darkness, day by day, without realizing it was a spiral, and its nadir, the abyss.”
This is a lovely review. Thank you. I've got this one on my list, I'll need to move it up,...
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on That’s The Way That The World Goes ‘Round
I discovered Prine’s music fairly recently and fell in love with him.

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