Category Archives: death
Review 171: Blood Meridian
Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy As I was reading this book, a student saw me reading it and asked what it was about, I had to think for a few moments before answering. … Continue reading
Filed under Cormac McCarthy, death, dystopia, fiction, good and evil, morality, murder, survival
Review 153: The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead, Compendium One by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore & Cliff Rathburn Zombies are boring. There. I said it. And I’m not ashamed. They are, though. Zombies have no real motivation, they have no goals other than … Continue reading
Filed under comic books, death, disaster, existentialism, family, graphic novel, horror, made into movies, morality, Robert Kirkman, society, zombies
Review 151: Ghost Story
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher Hell’s Bells count: 27 In the acknowledgment section of the book, where Butcher very kindly thanks all the people who helped it come into existence, he clarifies something very important: the end of the last … Continue reading
Filed under afterlife, death, detective fiction, Dresden Files, fairies, fantasy, ghosts, Jim Butcher, murder, mystery, quest, wizardry
Review 149: Speaker for the Dead
Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card In his introduction to the book, Card says that the main reason he wrote his most famous book – Ender’s Game – was so that he would one day be able to … Continue reading
Filed under children, colonization, death, disease, empathy, family, friendship, morality, murder, Orson Scott Card, science fiction, sins, society, space travel, teenagers, women
Lost in the Stacks 10: The Ends of the Worlds
A lot of the books I really love have something to do with the end of the world. Whether it’s the great plague of The Stand or nuclear holocaust in Swan Song, zombies like in World War Z or flesh-eating … Continue reading
Filed under apocalypse, culture, death, disaster, Lost in the Stacks
Review 140: The Shining
The Shining by Stephen King I’m going to have pick on Jack Nicholson here, but I’m pretty sure he can take it. If I get an angry email from him, I’ll let you know. I’m also going to take a … Continue reading
Review 137: The Last Watch
The Last Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko This review is acceptable to the forces of Light. – The Night Watch This review is acceptable to the forces of Darkness. – The Day Watch When I finished The Twilight Watch a couple … Continue reading
Filed under afterlife, apocalypse, death, detective fiction, fantasy, ghosts, good and evil, morality, Russia, Sergei Lukyanenko, vampires, werewolves, witches, wizardry, world-crossing
Review 129: The Day Watch
The Day Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko The distribution of this review has been banned as injurious to the cause of the Light. – The Night Watch The distribution of this review has been banned as injurious to the cause of … Continue reading
Filed under death, ethics, fantasy, made into movies, mystery, politics, Sergei Lukyanenko, vampires, werewolves, witches, wizardry
Review 128: Soul Music
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett “Music is my life.” How many times have you heard that? From bona fide rock stars to teenage wannabes, there’s something about music that occupies us, that possesses us and just won’t let go. Even … Continue reading
Filed under death, Discworld, fantasy, humor, identity, music, rock and roll, satire, Terry Pratchett, wizardry
