Category Archives: family
Review 155: Otherland 4 – Sea of Silver Light
Otherland 4: Sea of Silver Light by Tad Williams At last we have come to the end of our journey, when all will be explained and all will be resolved. As the book opens, the Other – the operating system … Continue reading
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 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
Review 148: Carpe Jugulum
Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett In this book, we return to the small Ramtop country of Lancre, home to Granny Weatherwax, Gytha Ogg and Magrat Garlick. Picking up from where we left off, which is actually in Maskerade, which I … Continue reading
Review 142: Otherland 1 – City of Golden Shadow
Otherland 1: City of Golden Shadow by Tad Williams Let me just start by saying this: the first time I finished this series, I immediately went back and started reading it again. I can’t think of any other series that … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, brothers, fantasy, fathers, friendship, gender, gender roles, internet, quest, science fiction, sisters, survival, Tad Williams, transhumanism, virtual reality, world-crossing
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 122: Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman When I started in on this book, I knew there were certain things I could expect from Neil Gaiman – insight, clever twists on literary assumptions, a good perspective on the nature of our reality. … Continue reading
Review 118: Secret Lives of the First Ladies
Secret Lives of the First Ladies by Cormac O’Brien This is a follow-up to O’Brien’s previous book, Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents, which, while a fascinating book, is a topic that has been covered many times. I have, in … Continue reading
Filed under american history, biography, Cormac O'Brien, family, history, nonfiction, presidential history, wives, women
