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Book Review: “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman
It’s been a while since I’ve read any Neil Gaiman, and that’s a shame — he is one of the greatest working writers of our time, either in spec-fic or out of it. Whenever I read one of his books, … Continue reading
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Tagged american gods, dave mckean, neil gaiman, neverwhere, nobody owens, review, sandman, the graveyard book
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Book Review: “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
Every now and then, a book comes along with a great premise and solid execution that a lot of people like and recommend with great gusto. Ready Player One by Ernest Kline is such a book. And it is good … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, ernest cline, gunter, headcrash, ioi, oasis, parzival, ready player one, review, sixers
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Book Review: “John Dies at the End” by David Wong
If you’ve seen the trailer for the film, you may already know that John Dies at the End is ostensibly about a drug called soy sauce that immensely sharpens a person’s perception of reality. But the book is about so … Continue reading
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Tagged bratwurst poltergeist, cracked, david wong, john dies at the end, korrok, mad magazine, review, soy sauce, undisclosed
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Fan Film Review: “Sonic”
My review of the fan film Sonic is now up at Escape Pod. Fan Film Review: Sonic
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Tagged eddie lebron, fan fiction, fan film, fanfic, jaleel white, mega man, review, robotnik, sonic, sonic the hedgehog
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Movie Review: “TiMER”
The very first film I put into my Netflix instant queue was TiMER. At the time it seemed like a cute little sci-fi film. It sat there, right at the top of my queue, for… geez, must be two years … Continue reading
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Tagged emma caulfield, netflix, review, soulmate, TiMER
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Book Review: “Serpent’s Storm” by Amber Benson
So here’s the thing about Serpent’s Storm, the third Death’s Daughter book by Amber Benson: at first I thought she’d turned into Laurell K. Hamilton. Then I thought she was writing a madcap roller-coaster adventure. Then I got completely lost. … Continue reading
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Tagged amber benson, bast, calliope reaper-jones, cats claw, deaths daughter, laurell k. hamilton, review, sea serpent, serpents storm, sex
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Book Review: “Cat’s Claw” by Amber Benson
Following her enjoyable adventure through Hell with Calliope Reaper-Jones, Death’s middle daughter, I think it was pretty much understood that actress and author Amber Benson would return to her Death’s Daughter universe. She did so in 2010 with Cat’s Claw, … Continue reading
Book Review: “The Tyrant Strategy: Revenant Man” by Jonathan C. Gillespie
I’m not a huge fan of military SF. But I am a fan of post-apocalyptic SF. I’m not a huge fan of augmented-humanity SF. But I am a fan of humans-aren’t-the-most-powerful-people-in-the-universe SF. So when author Jonathan C. Gillespie put out … Continue reading
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Tagged augmented humanity, fractured america, jonathan c gillespie, military sf, nartuni, partana, post-apocalyptic, revenant man, review, serpican, tak akita, tea, the tyrant strategy
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TV Review: “Dog with a Blog”
I think it’s safe to say that most kids — at least, most of us who had dogs — always wanted our dogs to be able to talk. Odds are good it never happened to you, but it did happen … Continue reading
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Tagged beth littleford, blended family, child psychology, disney channel, dog with a blog, review, talking dog, tropes, tv
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 