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Episode 1-29: What the F–k Did I Just Read?

August 8, 2018 by prisco Leave a Comment

https://killingmykindle.com/2018/08/08/episode-1-29-what-the-fuck-did-i-just-read/ Wherein I review: 111. A Highly Unlikely Scenario, or a Neetsa Pizza Employee’s Guide to Saving the World by Rachel Cantor 112. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 113. The Fold by Peter Clines 114. High-Rise by J.G. Ballard 115. Turbulence (Stone Barrington #46) by Stuart Woods Sometimes your little brain needs to get fried.  This was a combo platter of what the f–kery.  I enjoyed Robin Sloan’s wonderous cult of personality, and Peter Clines’ Lost-esque pseudo-sequel to 14.  Didn’t so much love […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: a highly unlikely scenario, High-Rise, JG Ballard, killing my kindle, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Peter Clines, podcast, rachel cantor, Robin Sloan, stone barrington, stuart woods, The Fold, Turbulence

prisco's CBR10 Review No:115 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: a highly unlikely scenario, High-Rise, JG Ballard, killing my kindle, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Peter Clines, podcast, rachel cantor, Robin Sloan, stone barrington, stuart woods, The Fold, Turbulence ·
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See, this is why we can’t have nice things

May 27, 2015 by Zirza 2 Comments

“Without knowing it, he had constructed a gigantic vertical zoo, its hundreds of cages stacked above each other. All the events of the past few months made sense if one realised that these brilliant and exotic creatures had learned to open the doors.” Not far from where I live, across the border into Belgium, you’ll find  yourself in the Ardennes, a collection of rugged forests, ragged mountains and quaint, picturesque towns where it’s perfectly okay to have a beer at 11 AM and where French […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: anarchy, Ballard, High-Rise, J.G. Ballard, psychosis, scary shit

Zirza's CBR7 Review No:17 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: anarchy, Ballard, High-Rise, J.G. Ballard, psychosis, scary shit ·
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