Conan the Cimmerian: Not the Barbarian You Remember
Conan the Barbarian. The name draws to mind all the ridiculous images that have been drawn down the years. He-Man. That Schwarzenegger movie. A huge figure with huge muscles in … Continued
October Means Dark: Or, How I Love Horror
As anyone who knows me can tell you, I am really into horror. I enjoy this time of year because I can let some small portion of this love out … Continued
IT: King’s Monster in a Small Town. Well one of them.
This book is amazing, and disturbing, and even horrifying. It is also generally hard to write about. Not because you have to worry about spoiling things, that’s easily avoided, but … Continued
Theodore Roosevelt
The Rise of the Theodore Roosevelt (DB 14168) by Edmund Morris is my current nightcap book. That is the book I read in bed to gently break my attention from … Continued
Based on a True Story…. Sort of.
How often has that sentence led to a disappointing look-up after reading a book or watching a movie? The idea that Truth is stranger then Fiction is nice but often … Continued
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius is probably most commonly famous for being the Emperor that gets killed by a conniving Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator. This lack of good knowledge of Marcus Aurelius would … Continued
A Ronson Romp: Or, An Author I Binged On Recently
So I’ve recently read deeply into a rather strange author by the name of Jon Ronson. He takes a journalistic and entertaining look at the subjects he chooses, from supernatural … Continued
Epic Fantasy: The Ancestor of Fantasy
Epic Fantasy: the genre that promises quests, long books, probably long series, and possibly the death of the author before they are finished writing. That last one is annoying, but … Continued
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson. Just do me a favor and read all his books. Except Anathem. Couldn’t get my metaphorical teeth into it. But this post is on the Cryptonomicon. This book … Continued