A Cannonball reviewer recently commended an author for keeping himself (herself?) out of their nonfiction story, and letting the work speak for itself. I believe Mark Schreiber could take a note. Dreams of the Solo Trapeze purports to be a backstage tour of Cirque de Soleil. … [Read more]
Chunk 1 of 4
#1: The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork: 2 stars. #2: The Name of This Book is a Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch: 2 stars. #3: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins: 2 stars. #4: Different Seasons by Stephen King: 2 stars. #5: The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket: 2 … [Read more]
I think I need to turn in my Neil Gaiman fan club card…
Okay, I don … [Read more]
The Return of the Dunk, The Revenge of the Egg
NOTE: As with the first two in the series, I read The Mystery Knight as part of an anthology. In this case, it was Warriors, edited by George R.R. Martin himself along with some dude named Gardner Dozois, who I've never heard of before. Unlike with the other two anthologies, Warriors for the most … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:7 ·
Genres: Fantasy ·
Tags: anthologies, fantasy, george r.r. martin, narfna, novellas, the mystery knight, the tales of dunk and egg, warriors ·
KayKay #CRB6 Review #04 Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
Red Seas Under Red Skies is the second book in the Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch. … [Read more]
Go ahead, judge a book by its cover.
When my fiance started reading for pleasure again, but before he focused on hard sci-fi, he picked books on how attractive he found the cover art. And here's the link to my review. … [Read more]
's CBR6 Review No:6 ·
Genres: Fiction, Mystery ·
Tags: #CBR6, City of Tiny Lights, Fiction, judge a book by its cover, Patrick Neate, Robyn Robotron ·