I attempted the second Cannonball and failed miserably (seriously – the ancient blog I managed to cobble together for the effort shows that but a single book review ever got posted). I’m finally back to try again, although I’ve lowered the bar to just a Quarter Cannonball in the hopes it will be more manageable. I am the sort of person who buys books in the hopes that perhaps I will someday find a way to read them and this challenge may be the impetus […]
It makes sense in the book, I swear (ft. Greg Davies)
A classic in fantasy. You’ve probably already read this, right? If not, lucky you! You get to read it now. Like right now. Stop reading this and go find the book! Still here? Eh, I tried. If you’d like to know the book takes place in a universe where the world is a flat disc and balancing on the back of four elephants who in turn rest on the back of A’Tuin, the giant turtle. This is where Rincewood lives. In a chaotic, warm and […]
Douglas Adams, Terry Gilliam, and Martin Freeman walk into a bar….
I have long wanted to read this, but the sheer number of volumes in the series was intimidating. I started it last year (or the year before) but was put off by the incessant silliness of it all. Which isn’t to say I don’t appreciate silliness, but I do have to be in the mood for it. And to that point, Terry Pratchett’s voice is unmistakable, here. It is equal parts Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Terry Gilliam, with a splash of bumbling charm that Martin […]