Right, as Ryan did a movie, I felt I should do a book. Not just any book either. But the book that tells the true story of Abraham Lincoln and his hatred toward and determination to kill all vampires (in his spare time). I speak, of course, of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith […]
Tag Archive > book
A thoughtful Nation
This review is a little after the fact, but every new Pratchett book needs eventual attention. And this new book, Nation, is fantastic. It doesn’t have a giant turtle, or any elephants, and there are no witches and dwarves, but it does have its own creation myth, giant tidal waves, spirits, dolphins, and tree-climbing […]
Going Bovine
I’m going to say it straight. You must read Going Bovine by Libba Bray. This book reads like someone shoved Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and John Irving into the blender and hit puree. Bray’s taken the failing life of 16-year-old Cameron, who’s dying from Mad Cow Disease, and made him into an adventurer out to […]
Delights of the Doctor
Doctor Who. It’s a brilliant show. But is it brilliant as a book? I had seen the books at the bookstore, but hadn’t picked one up until a few days ago. I was wary. Who isn’t? A TV show in book format? Seems…questionable. Luckily, it was brilliant. The book I picked up was Doctor Who: […]