Book Review: ‘Wytches’ by Scott Snyder and Jock
Another Acquisition from The Last Bookstore: After my binge of The Wicked + The Divine, I picked up a used copy of Wytches from a subsequent visit to The Last…
Month: June 2018
Book Review: ‘The Wicked + The Divine’ by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie
A Graphic Novel Collection and Travel Don’t Mix: I entered the world of graphic novels right around the time I started living abroad. A poor time to do so. The…
Book Review: ‘The Last Wish’ by Andrzej Sapkowski
Video Game Wonder vs. Literary Yawn The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was an outstanding achievement in the world of video games, a jaw-dropping synthesis of story-telling, exploration, and gameplay. It…
Book Review: ‘The Corpse Exhibition’ by Hassan Blasim
Black on Black: The Corpse Exhibition and Other Stories of Iraq, a collection of short stories by Hassan Blasim is dark. In almost every way. The cover is pitch black,…
Book Review: ‘Chapterhouse: Dune’ by Frank Herbert
Chapterhouse, Schmapterhouse: Another disappointment from this year was the conclusion to Frank Herbert’s Dune series. Six books in total, five were brilliant examples of a functional blend of narrative and…