Category Archives: philosophy
Review 174: Dark Lord – The Rise of Darth Vader
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno When you think about Darth Vader, many things come to mind. Dark Lord of the Sith. Bane of the Jedi. Throat-Crusher Supreme. Emo? No. Or rather, “NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!” Of all my … Continue reading
Filed under coming of age, good and evil, James Luceno, science fiction, Star Wars
Review 172: The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time 02)
Wheel of Time 02: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan Excerpted from the White Tower Guide to Channeling, Section Four: So You’re a Man who can Channel: There comes a time in every young man’s life where he begins to … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, epic fantasy, fantasy, good and evil, madness, quest, Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time, wizardry
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 168: Eye of the World (Wheel of Time 01)
Wheel of Time 01: The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan Epic fantasy isn’t for everyone. This kind of literature demands a lot from a reader, time and money foremost among them. More than that, though, it demands a … Continue reading
Filed under adventure, epic fantasy, fantasy, good and evil, quest, Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time
Review 162: That Is All
That Is All by John Hodgman FACT: There are four “Major Leagues” of sports: football, baseball, basketball, and falconry. FACT: There are seven hundred of the Ancient and Unspeakable Ones who will return to Earth on June 3, 2012. They … Continue reading
Filed under almanac, alternate history, apocalypse, disaster, fiction, finitude, humor, John Hodgman, satire
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 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
