I'm not exactly reporting breaking news when I say that sequels are tricky. Finding the balance between giving people what they liked from the first book and adding enough to justify a second book is one of the more difficult challenges an author faces. Which brings me to The Wise Man's Fear, the … [Read more]
“It’s not me but the world that’s deranged.”
Where do I even begin to describe a book like 1Q84? This was my first Murakami novel, and though I felt, at times, that certain minutiae for which he is apparently infamous (food preparation, repetitive dialogue and re-iteration of expository detail) contributed unnecessary padding to the 1157 … [Read more]
Live or Die, It’s Your Choice
First, I have to say how EXCITED I was to realize that this was a choose-your-own adventure story! They didn't have these when I was a kid, but I remember reading them with my son in the 90s when he was small. I really liked the premise of choosing how the story would go, rather than just what the … [Read more]
Jelinas Reviews Cannonball #2: The Love Song of Brian J. Prisco
A good coming-of-age novel is interesting in that, even if the main character's experience is vastly different from the reader's, the reader still feels the nostalgia. … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:2 ·
Genres: Fantasy ·
Tags: brian prisco, coming-of-age, D&D, dungeons & dragons, fantasy, jelinas, twenty-sided die ·
The Dig is a brutal book - both physically and emotionally. It's also a constantly gripping and involving story that will stay with you long after you put the pages down. At its heart, the story centres around two very different people, and how they react to the land and animals around them. One … [Read more]
The Consolation of Philosophy
Boethius, a prominent statesmen in Italy (after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire), wrote The Consolation of Philosophy while imprisoned for treason after having been one of the most important advisors to the king of Italy. He declares himself innocent of the charges, and as this … [Read more]