Category: Book Reviews
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Manifest Destiny: Sasquatch by Dingess and Roberts
This is one of my favorite ongoing series, and Volume 4 entitled Sasquatch is no exception to the previously established excellence! We finally discover exactly how President Jefferson procured the skull of the Sasquatch which served as the impetus for Lewis and Clark’s true mission westward. That epiphany alone makes this book completely worth the…
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Locke & Key: Small World by Hill and Rodriguez – A Book Review
Locke & Key proved itself a unique, must-read series years ago. Written by Joe Hill and primarily drawn by Gabriel Rodriguez, the series had a very clear beginning, middle, and end. It also concluded on a good note, which is not always an easy feat to accomplish. If you’re unfamiliar with the premise, it follows…
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Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman – A Book Review
Neil Gaiman has written an incredibly engaging account of the Norse gods in this slim book. Often seen as lesser than the Greek gods, I believe the Norse deities are enjoying a resurgence of late primarily thanks to the Marvel Thor movies. Has Loki ever been more popular than during the last several years? However,…
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The Book Of Strange New Things by Michel Faber – A Book Review
A friend recommended The Book Of Strange New Things to me a while back, so when I saw a beautiful hardcover edition in the severe discount bin at my local grocery store, I swept it up without hesitation. (I’m still trying to figure out why it ended up in a discount bin at my grocery…
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Hope In the Dark by Rebecca Solnit – A Book Review
It so happened that on the morning of January 13th, I rode in my car and heard Rebecca Solnit on the NPR program entitled On the Media. She read an excerpt from her 2004 book called Hope In the Dark. Her reading, as well as her subsequent interview, convinced me that I had to experience…
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Patience by Daniel Clowey
I have to admit that when NPR recommended this graphic novel, it did not seem to be something I’d enjoy. If I’m being completely honest, I judged it by the cover, and the cover did not speak to me. However, I found myself in a situation in which I had nothing else available to read,…
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Superman: Son Of Superman by Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason – A Book Review
Oh, boy. To understand Superman’s first volume under the Rebirth movement, you need to understand that the Superman in this book is the Superman we knew in the 80s, 90s, and early-2000s. This is the Superman who married Lois Lane, the Superman who fought against Doomsday and died, the Superman who returned from the dead.…
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Han Solo by Majorie Liu and Mark Brooks – A Book Review
As you know, Disney bought Marvel some time ago, and then Disney bought the Star Wars franchise as well, so it only makes sense that Marvel would return to publishing Star Wars comics. I have to be honest, I’ve been pleased with virtually every title Marvel has released belonging to the Star Wars universe, and…
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Moonglow by Michael Chabon – A Book Review
While I admit that Michael Chabon is my favorite author and that I’ll read anything he publishes, I won’t go so far as to say that I love every single thing he releases. Gentlemen 0f the Road missed the mark for me, and Telegraph Avenue simply did not connect to my soul like I thought…
