Category Archives: review
A Boss Fight Review
Here’s a review of Boss Fight that came to my email this week: Boss Fight is an imaginative, thought provoking collection that thrusts readers into battles both extraordinary and deeply personal. Across seventeen tales of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, … Continue reading
Book Review: CRIMSON DEATH by Laurell K. Hamilton
Well, Laurell K. Hamilton has done it again. She’s written a pretty decent police procedural and then tacked on about 300 pages of relationship angst. Yes, that’s right, it’s time for me to review Crimson Death, the latest Anita Blake … Continue reading
Posted in book, fantasy, horror, mystery, nonfiction, review, supernatural, urban, writing
Tagged anita blake, crimson death, ireland, laurell k. hamilton, polyamory, relationship angst, were-tigersome
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Book Review: “Silencing Sharks” by John Hope
It can often be quite a surprise when you find out that someone you know has written a book. It’s even more of a surprise when you find out that your first college roommate has written a whole lot of … Continue reading
Posted in book, nerdery public, nonfiction, review, writing, ya
Tagged deafness, hearing, john hope, middle grade, nervous farts, peter benchley, review, shark, sharks, silencing sharks
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Book Review: Only Superhuman by Christopher L. Bennett
I’ve reviewed Only Superhuman, Christopher L. Bennett’s first original novel, over at Escape Pod. I liked it, for the most part.
Posted in book, escape pod, nonfiction, review, sci-fi, writing
Tagged christopher l bennett, escape pod, only superhuman
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Movie Review: “Swiss Army Man”
I have reviewed Swiss Army Man, a.k.a. “the Daniel Radcliffe farting corpse movie”, at Escape Pod. Here is a link for you to click so you can read it.
Book Review: Libertaria: Genesis by Sabrina Peña Young
Book Review: Libertaria: Genesis by Sabrina Peña Young
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Tagged lib2125, libertaria genesis, opera, pov shifts, sabrina pena young, ya
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“Murder with Monsters” by KT Katzmann
From Murder with Monsters, which I reviewed at Escape Pod.
Posted in book, escape pod, fantasy, nonfiction, review, urban, writing
Tagged crown heights, golems, humor, kt katzmann, murder with monsters, sasquatch, vampire
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Book Review: “Snapshot” by Beau Hall
Fifty years ago, Marietta really was a small town, and the thing about small towns is that you can hide a lot of big secrets there. Marvin Hill has been hiding a huge one: for more than fifty years, Marvin’s … Continue reading
Posted in book, escape pod, horror, mystery, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged beau hall, georgia, marietta, photography, review, serial killer, snapshot
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Fan Film Review: “Star Trek: Renegades”
Tim Russ is probably best known for his role as Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager. However, since the end of that series, he’s devoted his time to producing fan films that extend the story of Star Trek independent of both … Continue reading
Posted in escape pod, fan film, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged invictus, of gods and men, renegades, star trek, tim russ, tuvok, voyager
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Book Review: “The Shepherd’s Crown” by Terry Pratchett
On September 1, my Kindle automatically downloaded my preordered copy of The Shepherd’s Crown. By September 3, I’d finished reading the final Discworld novel. How do I feel about this? Empty. Satisfied, but empty. The book is closed on the … Continue reading
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Tagged discworld, granny weatherwax, lampshading, review, sheds, spoilers, terry pratchett, the shepherds crown, tiffany aching
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Movie Review: “Cinderella”
As both Honest Trailers and CinemaSins have recently shown, there are some problems with Disney’s retelling of the Cinderella story. But it’s such a huge part of the Disney empire that we were bound to get a new one at … Continue reading
Posted in disney, escape pod, fairy tale, movie, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged cinderella, disney, frozen, frozen fever, let it go, patrick doyle, review
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Movie Review: “Kick-Ass 2”
In my reviews of movies, one thing I always try to mention is the film’s soundtrack. Much as some people writing about Firefly say that the ship is a character, so too is the music in any TV show or … Continue reading
Posted in action, comic book, escape pod, movie, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged john leguizamo, kick-ass 2, movie, review, violence
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Book Review: “Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’m a Supervillain” by Richard Roberts
In a world where superheroes and supervillains are locked in honorable combat… in a world where science and magic are both real… in a world where superheroism is an inherited trait… three middle-school students are about to discover their true … Continue reading
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Tagged middle grade, penny akk, please don't tell my parents i'm a supervillain, review, richard roberts
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Book Review: “Ghosts of Engines Past” by Sean McMullen
Read my latest book review here. Book Review: Ghosts of Engines Past by Sean McMullen
Posted in book, collection/anthology, fantasy, review, sci-fi, Uncategorized
Tagged ghosts of engines past, review, sean mcmullen, steamgothic, svyatagor, voice of steel
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Movie Review: “In Your Eyes”
When Joss Whedon writes something, you generally expect it to have great dialogue and characterization, some stuff that will make you uncomfortable, and an ending that, while not necessarily happy or good, will be satisfying. The new film In Your … Continue reading
Posted in indie (or indie-style), movie, nonfiction, review, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged in your eyes, joss whedon, review
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Album Review: “Flossophy” by Brentalfloss
I won’t lie — while I’m certainly impressed with brentalfloss’s musical and writing talent, I didn’t love his second album, Bits of Me, as much as I’d hoped to. Whatever came after that was going to impress me, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged brent black, brentalfloss, flossophy, review
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Movie Review: “Upside Down”
The concept of a world that’s opposite to our own isn’t a new one. I mean, even John Norman did it with his Gor novels. And the concept of playing with gravity isn’t new either. But mix them together and … Continue reading
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Tagged down below, jim sturgess, kirsten dunst, review, up above, up top, upside down
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Movie Review: “Upstream Color”
Look, I’m not going to lie to you: I had no fucking clue what was going on for most of the first half of Upstream Color, the second feature film from director Shane Carruth. From my review of Upstream Color … Continue reading
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Tagged film, movie, review, shane carruth, upstream color
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Movie Review: “Europa Report”
I reviewed Europa Report for Escape Pod. Movie Review: Europa Report
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Tagged europa, europa report, found footage, reality show, review, sci-fi
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 