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reviewed The Road (book). March 10, 2011
The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a grim novel about surviving a post apocalyptic World and the relationship between a father and son. How the World ended is never mentioned but the fact that it has and …
reviewed Lucifer's Hammer. March 10, 2011
Lucifer's Hammer
Lucifer's Hammer is a product of it's time. Written during the seventies, the book incorporates the pop culture of it's time, the attitudes of the races and politics of the era. But the theme and interesting …
reviewed Dog Blood. March 04, 2011
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Dog Blood
Mark Tillotsen lives in a small apartment with his extended family in a city that has become the center for refugees. To have the opportunity for additional food rations, he volunteers for rescue operations, …
reviewed The Road (book). February 27, 2011
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The Road
I recently finished Cormac McCarthy's THE ROAD, a highly praised and award-winning novel that was made into a film that spent all of maybe two hours in theaters. It is also a novel that was appropriated …
posted a Quick Tip about Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Pro.... November 28, 2010
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The blend of Gaiman's dry wit and Pratchett's zany humor make this book impossible to put down! You've never thought of the Apocalypse playing out in quite this way!
reviewed The Road (book). November 18, 2010
The Road
Whew! THE ROAD is a draining, exhausting, bleak, gut-wrenching, bleak, fast-paced, bleak novel. Did I mention it was BLEAK?     The book is 279 pages and they fly by. I think I read …
reviewed The Road (book). November 17, 2010
The Road
Whew! THE ROAD is a draining, exhausting, bleak, gut-wrenching, bleak, fast-paced, bleak novel. Did I mention it was BLEAK?     The book is 279 pages and they fly by. I think I read …
posted a Quick Tip about The Road (book). October 22, 2010
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The Road
It will pull you through an emotional wringer, mess you up, wring you out, stomp on you, rewash and rewring ... read it. Understand it is an emotional journey that goes to beautiful extremes.
reviewed The Road (book). September 30, 2010
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The Road
Pros: Plot, control, authentic father, young son discussions.      Cons: Nothing.      The Bottom Line: Not the McCarthy to start with for a newbie, but a good …
reviewed World War Z: An Oral History of the Z.... August 15, 2010
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
   I'm not normally a zombie genre reader, so I'm not quite sure why this book caught my eye in the bookstore... World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks.  Perhaps …
posted a Quick Tip about Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Pro.... August 09, 2010
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of
Enjoyable. Both authors can lampoon and pastiche without necessarily making fun or being irreverent. it's got earnestness and caritas hidden behind the snark. :)
reviewed Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Pro.... August 09, 2010
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of
This book by Terry Prachett (know for the Discworld series) and Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Stardust among others) is a perfect marriage. Both are very capable of using subtleties to the extreme and here they …
reviewed The Reapers Are the Angels: A Novel. August 04, 2010
The Reapers Are the Angels: A Novel
Temple has some bad-ass survival skills. Zombies (otherwise known as meatskins) plague the earth and the only she has to rely on is herself. If escaping zombies wasn't enough, Temple finds herself being …
posted a Quick Tip about The Road (book). July 27, 2010
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The Road
Read the book, and don't skip it for the movie. The movie is a convincing adaptation, but lacks the poetry and voice of the original.
posted a Quick Tip about The Road (book). July 17, 2010
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The Road
If you are given to depression or easily saddened, do not even touch this book. The writing style is sharp and clean like Hemingway but the content is nothing but dismal melancholy.
posted a Quick Tip about The Road (book). July 16, 2010
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The Road
Depressing, but delightfully so. McCarthy's bleak narrative is engrossing and heartbreaking
posted a Quick Tip about The Road (book). July 15, 2010
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The Road
I haven't read anything else by Cormac McCarthy, but I absolutely fell in love with this book. It is incredibly haunting and beautiful.
reviewed The Road (book). July 14, 2010
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The Road
   A friend loaned me this book just before the movie came out.  He told me that it was gut-wrenching, but I don't think he could have prepared me for just how incredibly bleak this …
posted a Quick Tip about The Road (book). July 13, 2010
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The Road
One of the absolute best books from an excellent writer. I've recommended this to many people, and I've only heard praise, never complaints from those who read it.
reviewed The Brief History of the Dead. July 10, 2010
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The Brief History of the Dead
Just when you thought there were no more original ideas left in literature, Brockmeier comes up with this brilliant novel, A Brief History of the Dead.      The City is inhabited by …
reviewed The Road (book). July 06, 2010
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The Road
The Road is by no means a happy book, although the companionship and support displayed between a man and young boy is heartfelt and inspiring. With the bleakest outlook on survival and no food, these …
posted a Quick Tip about The Road (book). July 06, 2010
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The Road
Great book. Read it before you see the movie- it adds a lot of depth. I couldn't put this book down.
reviewed The Road (book). July 04, 2010
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The Road
There's something timeless and persistent about the dystopian novel.   Whether it's Orwell's 1984, Huxley's Brave New World, or Zamyatin's We, stories detailing the consequences …
posted a Quick Tip about The Road (book). July 04, 2010
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The Road
Well written but depressing
posted a Quick Tip about Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Pro.... July 02, 2010
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Hilarity that just gets better and better.
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