How do you rehabilitate a charismatic villain, whose behavior should have put him beyond redemption, to the point that a reader wants him to have a Happily Ever After? The writing couple that is Ilona Andrews set that task for themselves when they posted that they were starting a Hugh D’Ambray series as an April Fool’s prank. The response was overwhelmingly positive, which horrified me, but I guess it shouldn’t have surprised me.
I didn’t love this, but its one million percent worth the purchase simply to hear HJB make up potential titles for the porn he accidentally appeared in.
You probably know H Jon Benjamin from his voice. He voices some of my favorite animated characters and some of my favorite cinematic cans of vegetables. He’s Archer: He’s Ben, the disinterested and lazy son of Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. He’s also Mitch, the philosophical can of mixed vegetables from the Wet Hot American Summer stuff. (And yes, I know he’s also Bob Belcher, but I have yet to watch Bob’s Burgers. Please don’t hurt me.) His voice is a god damned delight, and his […]
My Cult Leader Is a Toddler On Cold Medicine. And Yours’?
Erika Carter, Lucky You [#CBR10Bingo: Listicle] The premise itself was intriguing—three female work acquaintances all searching for direction each end up at an off-grid location under the direction of a burgeoning leader–and I added it to my ‘To Read’ list after seeing it pop up on recommended reads from NPR, the Book of the Month Club and Vulture’s website when I needed reading inspiration. So, this book…I read it over the course of one night and generally, that is shorthand for “I had to rush […]
All the science of The Martian, less of the fun
I’ll start this by saying, I really did genuinely enjoy Artemis. It’s just that The Martian set the bar really damn high. Anyone with a passing understanding of the first book or movie knows what they’re getting into – snappy wit, detailed technical science, and insane problems with even crazier solutions. Artemis delivers on every single score, seriously. But somehow a breakneck story about a heist ON THE MOON just started to drag. Weir creates these wonderful worlds just a few technological leaps ahead of our own. Here, […]
Why? This Old Thing? Well it’s new to me!
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is my “This old Thing” We know the story: A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters. We know the controversial story behind Lewis Carroll and the real Alice. We have probably all have seen at least the Disney movie version. I have seen several live action ones (from Ringo Star as the Mock Turtle, Andrew Lee Potts as Hatter, Phillip Winchester as the Knave and of course, ol’ Johnny Depp) […]
The list: Publishers Weekly The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Fall 2018 has a bunch and here is one
Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo is my #CBR10bingo on a list book. It is on the Publishers Weekly The Most Anticipated Children’s and YA Books of Fall 2018 While I give this book a five there were a few plot holes for me. (Spoiler) Louisiana never sees it is wrong to steal from the vending machine (or worse to get her friend to do it for her). She might be about 10 years old in the late 1970’s and her Granny might not be […]
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