My sister told me that if I was going to read more Neil Gaiman, I would not be disappointed in his audiobooks–she could not have been more right. Listening to him read me Neverwhere was the most profoundly enjoyable audiobook experience yet. I can’t imagine Mr. Croup or Mr. Vandermar in voices other than his, nor can I think about the other characters without his distinctive voice guiding their images in my head. Richard Mayhew lives an ordinary life in London, he has a pretty […]
What happened? Oh. Things.
Hang on to your freaking hat here, because this book pulls out all the stops. It’s not long before Halloween and Thomas is bunking with Harry and it’s not going all that well. Remember that insensitive slob you roomed with in college? Yeah, all that and worse. Soon, that’s the least of Harry’s concerns because he receives a package and inside are pictures of Murphy from the attack on the Black Court lair in Blood Rites, as well as a lock of Murphy’s hair (never […]
The Ballad of Susan and Roland
Oh, this is definitely one of the best Dark Tower books. We’ve known all along that something terrible happened to a girl named Susan Delgado, and that this terrible thing affected Roland deeply, turning him into the man he is now. And here, in Wizard and Glass, we learn the whole story. “True love, like any other strong and addicting drug, is boring — once the tale of encounter and discovery is told, kisses quickly grow stale and caresses tiresome… except, of course, to those who share the kisses, […]
Even more bad-ass than bad-ass
I’ve never been a serious graphic novel fan, but once in a while hear of one that sounds up my alley. I think this is one. It’s pretty cool. It’s set in two different places/time periods, and features two main characters: 1920s Hollywood, and Pearl, a young aspiring actress who’s ambitious and perhaps not too wise to the ways of the world, and 1850s (or so — I’ve already returned the book to the library and can’t remember) old west, featuring Skinner Sweet, an outlaw. […]