I have two kids under two. A true Cannonballer, I read to them all the time. One of my favorite books to read out loud to them is Alice Schertle’s Little Blue Truck. My kids like the art and the county-song-rhythm of the prose (“Horn went ‘Beep!’ Engine purred. Friendliest sounds you ever heard.”) I do, too, and I hope my little ones absorb the book’s message of selflessness and kindness. I hope I learn that lesson, too! The book is about an old, flare-side farm […]
The Showstopper Finds His True Legacy
I love professional wrestling in an unironic and heartfelt way. I’ve been a fan since I was five years old, and I never really looked back. I like the spectacle, the storytelling, the athleticism, and the “Holy crap!”ness of it all. Since I have been a fan for nearly thirty years, I have seen many stars and eras come and go. I’ve seen the ‘roided out big guys, the high flyers, the attitude guys, the backyard guys, and the indie guys who made it to […]
If Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” Video Was a 400 Page Novel…
This book reminded me a lot of Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood music video (co-starring Hailee Steinfeld), and also the 2015 movie “Barely Lethal” (starring Hailee Steinfeld). The premise is promising and fun – a small paramilitary army of female teenage assassins take on international bad guys while also dealing with the normal drama of growing up. It’s a fun concept, and writer Manuel Gonzales has a good time with it. Gonazales’ writing style is divisive. It reads like what is probably intended to be the stream-of-consciousness thought […]
Good Medicine
When I was eight, I spent the entire summer running around Indiana. My great uncle had a few acres in a rural part of the state. One day he handed me a hatchet and gestured towards the woods and off I went. I spent most of the day by myself, riding my bike down to the creek, crawling through brush and carving out a little fort with my hatchet, picking berries, and finally watching fireflies glow. It was easily my favorite summer. I learned how to […]
Hellcat, a.k.a Fun and Quippy Bedtime Reading
Netflix’ Jessica Jones was my first introduction to Patsy Walker, also known as Hellcat to Marvel comics fans. You might remember her as “Trish” Walker, Jessica’s radio personality friend played by Rachael Taylor. As you can see by the karaoke comic art and the punny title, this Patsy Walker is a lot more fun than Jessica Jones‘ Patsy Walker. That’s the best way to describe this comic – fun! While I appreciate that a lot more comics, superhero and otherwise, are trying to be more lighthearted, the […]
“I looked at the gun and the gun looked at me.”
To kick off my CBR 9 reviews, a few opening remarks: This is my third year participating in CBR. I love it and the community around it. I’m glad to help raise money for ACS to fight cancer, and I strongly encourage everyone to visit this site and click through to Amazon from the links. My ratings system is pretty simple. Five stars means I love the book and give copies to people to evangelize how good it is. Three stars means I liked it […]
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