Writing under her crime-mystery alias, JK Rowling delivers yet another spectacular Cormoran Strike mystery. Much like the Cumberbatch/Freeman iteration of Sherlock, while the mystery’s good, it’s the interaction between Strike and his secretary/partner Robin that makes the story so enticing. The investigation and interaction blend spectacularly, and especially with the conclusion, I eagerly await the next book.
For The Trees
Once again, I let the strange haunting web of The Familiar entangle me. Always 800+ pages in length, this story weaves itself like Cloud Atlas or the Netflix series Sense8. Strange and wonderful and confusing as hell, I get excited watching these nine seemingly disparate story threads slowly, glacially coalesce. Any time there’s a brief connection, I thrill. And with TWENTY-FOUR more volumes ahead, I’m ready for the next one. Even if I have to wait until summer 2016.
A Collection of Misses with a Small Patch of Light in the Middle
Miranda July is an interesting case, isn’t she? Sometimes I don’t know what to make of her and her work, and I find that she can be pretty divisive. There are some that find her to be gentle, profound, unique, and have a strong voice, while others may find her to be too whimsical, awkward, etc. And I happen to be right in the middle. I absolutely adore some of her work, but other times I just can’t connect with it and think, “Okay… that’s […]
I’m Starting With The Man in the Mirror
Am I reviewing my own book? I am! I don’t know if I’m the first Cannonballer to also write a book while completing a cannonball, but so be it! This collection puts together the first three of my splatterpunk novelettes: Boogeymen, Boogeymen 2: Creature Feature, and Boogeymen 3: Mischief Night. They’re fun little gorefests, each getting progressively bloodier, and chockful of pop culture riffing. Soon to be in paperback form!