During the past few days, a couple of interesting stories crossed my screen and they are so perfectly related to my current review that they simply must be referenced. First came the #LikeAGirl campaign from Always, encouraging us to turn that pejorative expression into a compliment. Then came this story from NPR about women writers in science fiction: Women are Destroying Science Fiction and That’s OK — They Created It. As I have just finished Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic The Dispossessed, I must say […]
Parkour, bitch.
This is the most fun I’ve had while reading a book all year. I’ve loved and been affected by other books more deeply, but in terms of how gleeful a book has made me feel, this one wins hands down. Within the first three pages I was already giggling like a maniac. I’m currently twelve (almost thirteen, if I finish Brutal Youth tonight as I anticipate doing) reviews behind for this year, and it is eating my soul. And it’s this book’s fault, because I […]
Weirdly Good Comic
Target: China Miéville’s Dial H, Vol. 2: Exchange. Art by Alberto Ponticelli, David Lapham and Dan Green. Collecting issues #7-15 and Justice League issue #23.3 Profile: Comics, Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy When last we left Dial H, Miéville was busy adding weird fiction and horror tropes to a little known corner of the DC Universe. The events of the last volume have raised the stakes and opened the door to a multiverse of possibilities. Unfortunately, while Dial H was an incredible critical success, its sales numbers left something to be […]
Kidnappings and torture and war machines and daring rescues
Part Five: The Kraken King and the Iron Heart – 4.5 stars Part Six: The Kraken King and the Crumbling Walls – 4 stars Part Seven: The Kraken King and the Empress’s Eyes – 4.5 stars Part Eight: The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure – 4 stars Parts 1-4 reviewed here. Zenobia and Ariq are over the initial awkward state getting to know one another and actually falling in love part of their relationship. That doesn’t mean that their communication runs smoothly and that there are no more cultural […]
You guys, this book was a such thrill-ride
I snooze, I lose. I was hoping to be the first one to publish a review of Skin Game, but Emmalita/Rochelle beat me to it. Standard spoiler warning! This is book 15 in the series. You don’t want to start here. If you’re not caught up with the series, you may want to skip this review, because while I’m going to try to not spoil this actual book, I can’t actually avoid spoilers for some of the previous ones. It took me a long time to get hooked on these […]
Hey kids, the Denarians are back. Parkour!
It’s strange writing a review of Skin Game. As the 15th book of The Dresden Files it is not the place to start for the new reader, and for the long time Dresden fan, I can’t imagine any review would make any difference. So I’m writing this review because my other option for celebrating the publication, taking up the sport of parkour, just isn’t an option. Nicodemus Archleone and the Denarians are my favorite of Harry’s foes. Nicodemus has inflicted terrible damage on […]