I have fond memories of reading Robert Heinlein’s juvenile Science Fiction novels, back when I was juvenile in age, rather than taste. I occasionally give in and reread one, just for nostalgia’s sake. As with most nostalgia, it’s generally a…
The Case of the Careless Cupid may be one of the last Erle Stanley Gardner books, but not so’s you’d notice. I mean, it doesn’t show signs of being a rote paint-by-numbers drag through the Perry Mason formula. Well, no…
I wasn’t one of the people who fell in love with Good Omens on first reading and thought it was the Best Thing Ever. I mean, I liked it and all, but it wasn’t that big a deal. For some…
About a year ago or so, Your Humble Blogger happened on Volume One (Kapilavastu) of Osamu Tezuka’s Buddha, and enjoyed it, in a disorienting way. That was when I was living in a town with a really remarkable library (for…
I enjoyed Effendi more than I expected to, particularly since it appears to be the middle book of a trilogy. I don’t really know where it sits in the Specfic genre wars. I mean, there’s a lot of cyberpunk in…
Paul Stiles: Is the American Dream Killing You? This is another book that Your Humble Blogger obtained, pre-publication, through HarperCollins nifty FirstLook program. It’s a shame this one is so bad. I feel bad. It was free, and all. But…
Back when Julie Powell’s Julia Child project was a moderate big-deal blog, long ago, I did stop in and look at it. It was one of those blogs that looked interesting, but didn’t look entertaining enough to get bookmarked; there…
Your Humble Blogger made it to the age of 36 without having actually read Tarzan of the Apes. I enjoyed it, although the egregious racism made me uncomfortable throughout the book, and the discomfort was greater than the enjoyment. I’m…
Two more, and I’ll be caught up. Nearly two years ago, I seem to have noted that the sequel to Kiln People would be called Kiln Time, and that they worked better if you give kiln two syllables. I don’t…
After finishing Kavalier and Clay as a bedtime book, we decided on something much lighter, and went with Eva Ibbotson’s Which Witch. It worked quite well as relief. It’s not Ms. Ibbotson’s best book; it’s aimed at somewhat younger readers…