So. This is my first attempt at a Cannonball Read book review. I suppose I could have looked at the plethora of reviews that are already out there from people with actual experience. But no. Research is for losers. I prefer to either fail spectacularly or just sort of kinda do it well enough to not be the worst thing ever. Most of my books that I am able to make my way through will be absorbed via audiobook, so whether I used my eyes […]
Worth the ten minutes
Lorenzo Mattotti’s illustrations make this very straightforward retelling of Hansel & Gretel worth the very small time investment. This is not to say Neil Gaiman isn’t awesome, because, come on. The drawings are dark, literally as well as figuratively, and pretty eerie. They’re in heavy ink and feel wild, windy, even. There’s a short feature in the back of the book, “Hansel and Gretel…A Changing Tale,” that’s pretty interesting. You won’t wish you had your ten minutes back, but you aren’t going to feel like […]
Adult “Harry Potter”-style series is irresistible
This first novel in the Kingkiller Chronicles is a brilliant addition to the fantasy genre and already has a huge fan following. A sort of adult Harry Potter, our multi-named protagonist is everything you want in a hero: a warrior/musician who is strong, courageous, brilliant, respectful of women … and full of magic. And yet the novel begins with Kvothe as a broken man tending an inn in the middle of nowhere. How did he get that way? The rest of the novel is his […]
Afterworlds; If Schrödinger ever wrote a book
“It’s about death!” Teen paranormal romances are all the rage, so when Darcy Patel writes one during the month of November, she lands a huge book deal and moves to New York City with all her money. The readers strap in for the ride; of large apartments with the perfect view of China Town, shopping and eating out and drinking with little to no consequence. In every other chapter we get to read the novel that Darcy is writing as well; called Afterworlds. Darcy’s book […]