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The crowning exception to “The book is always better than the movie.”

Jaws by Peter Benchley

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While I’m sure there are those who disagree, Jaws is the crowning exception to the rule “The book is always better than the movie.” In adapting the book to the script the story was transformed, made stronger and streamlined, and fixed all of the problems of the novel. To be transparent, Jaws is my all-time favorite movie. Ok, maybe the top five but that’s splitting hairs and ranking is largely dependent on which of my favorite movies I have most recently seen. I love every […]

Grab bag!

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw

The Half-Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

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Long Live the Pumpkin Queen – Shea Ernshaw Shortly after her wedding to Jack Skellington, Sally is overwhelmed by her new duties as Pumpkin Queen. Seeking to find solace she retreats to the grove of doors where she stumbles across a broken door hidden in the bramble. She opens it and sees nothing, but neglects to close the door inadvertently releasing the Sandman. Soon all of Halloween Town is asleep except for Sally. Unable to wake her friends, Sally looks for help in the other […]

Reid continues to serve aces with a terrific sports drama set in the world of professional tennis.

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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With twenty Grand Slam and nine Wimbledon wins, Carrie Soto is the most successful and highest-paid female athlete of her time. When injuries made it impossible to continue at an elite level she retired from tennis in 1989. But when she watches Nicki Chan tie her record on the path to exceed it Carrie’s ego spurs her to mount a comeback at the age of 37 to the sport she dominated five years before. It is the return of the Battle Axe, the woman everyone […]

Smart, scary, and intimate science fiction thriller

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

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Blake Crouch’s previous novel Recursion is one of the scariest time travel novels ever written. Crouch created a near-future ripped apart by the invention of time travel and the utter chaos it unleashes. Upgrade does not reach the same heights of invention as Recursion, but Crouch has more on his mind this time around. In a non-specific near future, the world is in serious trouble. Climate change is destroying urban areas and genetic experimentation has unleashed the worst catastrophe yet on humanity. In response, the […]

This lean and mean mashup of Alien, The Shining, and Event Horizon is great fun for horror fans!

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

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Spooky season is almost upon us and my house is getting into the mood quickly! Sure it’s the middle of August, 102 F in the shade, and Lake Mead is drier than a Mormon wedding, but it’s time for ghouls and ghosts dammit! A few choice decorations have been added to the collection by my like-minded wife, and we are ready to go into the season in style. This brings me to Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes. First off, I love the cover and would […]

Grab Bag #2

Yearbook by Seth Rogen

Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson

Gwendy's Final Task by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar

End of Watch by Stephen King

Runnin' With the Devil by Noel E. Monk with Joe Layden

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

Last Guard Out by Jim Albright

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I am falling so far behind on reviews it’s time for another grab bag! You may look at this list and say “Wow, Tyler (not my real name), you are all over the place with genres!” To which I reply in my best Scar/Jeremy Irons voice “You have no idea.” I tend to be mercurial with my interests and obsessions and just go wherever the whim takes me. Also whatever I see that looks interesting at the library because we are blessed to have a […]



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