This is another of the 50th Anniversary books re-released in 2013 (I’m a year behind, I know). It’s Christmas time, and the Doctor, Amy, and Rory are supposed to be heading home (to Leadworth, that is) for Christmas. But of course they are sidetracked to where they’re needed (thanks, Idris/Tardis!). They end up somewhere Earth-ish, and it’s definitely winter. When they’re exploring, Rory turns back to get a warmer coat. (Why does he do that? He should know better than to get separated from the […]
Another Doctor Who book
Yes, that Mark Gatiss. Quite the Renaissance man, isn’t he? Actor, writer, funny person, man about town. . . . This book was originally published back in 2000, but was re-released for the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who. It stars the Third Doctor, otherwise known as the Action Doctor, or the Judo Chop Doctor. Feats of derring-do and whatnot. We open during WW2 in England. Alec Whistler, a RAF pilot, discovers a crystal in the wreckage of the RAF base (it was destroyed while he […]
The anarchist’s wet dream!
Forty-third book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. How would you like a ball busting, head chopping, tank driving bitchy diva who has serious fun while doing it all? Bring it on, I hear you say? Well, that and a lot, lot more than that is what Tank girl is all about. Tank Girl is an outlaw living in the Australian Outback who hangs out with her boyfriend, a mutant Kangaroo; her best friend, a junkie Aborigine; a stuffed toy Koala bear who hasn’t come […]
Like a comic… but a novel
The style and subject matter in Vicious inevitably lends itself to comic book comparisons. Dark, beautiful and featuring an alternative reality where extraordinary abilities are real, such comparisons are apt and hopefully the very talented V.E. Schwab sees it that way. In Vicious, Schwab developed the same style and tone that you get from a really good comic still. Beautifully rendered, the text actually feels visual. Schwab pulls the reader directly into the story and it stays with you long after the book is back on the shelf. […]
So Close to Awesome
The Circle by Dave Eggers, is an interesting, if slightly obvious premise. A clear play on the power of the major players in the social media and technology business (google, Facebook etc.), the Circle is a look at the terrifying possibility of a total global takeover by these companies, and how it could happen with the general consent of the people. The story focuses on Mae Holland, a recent graduate who lands a coveted entry level position working for the Circle, a major technology firm that got its […]
River Song’s first book
My favorite companion wrote a book! Ok, so she used a pseudonym, but we all know it’s River Song. She’s a hard boiled detective for a hard boiled time, with all the sass and brass and everything you expect from her. Melody has been hired by movie star Rock Railton, who believes that he is to be killed. Rock mentions the “kiss of the Angel,” so Melody is definitely in. She meets studio owner Max Kliener at a press party, and he says he can make her a […]
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