Listened to this as an audiobook narrated by the author, J.D. Vance and boy do I have a lot of thoughts about this. First, I'll comment on the actual memoir portion, which he states a kind of disclaimer in the introduction, since he is self-aware that he is only in his 30s and how unusual … Continue reading Review: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Month: February 2019
Review: Broadswords & Blasters #8
I had the pleasure of reading a recent issue of BROADSWORDS & BLASTERS for the post today and it has been awhile, since I was exposed to such a rich variety of pulp fiction! What a wild wild ride! I'm going to post a "mini" review of each story below, since they are all too … Continue reading Review: Broadswords & Blasters #8
2019: Writing Ahead
This is another post that I have been dragging my feet on. It's funny since I had conceptualized what my goals were in December, but then after the 1st of the year, I've had to already begin adapting and creating new targets as more hurdles emerged. I guess that's just what happens right? So, looking … Continue reading 2019: Writing Ahead
Review: Descender #1-6
This series was an unexpected surprise. I've been chugging through a lot of graphic novels/comics of late and this is one that I just have to take a moment and gush about. The Descender series by Jeff Lemire with art by Dustin Nguyen, is a fantastic space opera. While some of the thematic elements and tropes … Continue reading Review: Descender #1-6
Review: Borne
What a strange and wild ride. This was a really great read and anyone looking for a more "biotech" sort of dystopia, this has to be your first pick. Anyone willing to tolerate a bit of weird in the mix of their fiction, then you will be in good hands here, then again has Vandermeer … Continue reading Review: Borne
Review: Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng has to go in as my favorite book of 2019 so far. Wow. This was also my first audiobook of the year and by the end, I was so pleased to have made this the first one, although I wince at following this one up. Jennifer Lim narrated this … Continue reading Review: Little Fires Everywhere
2018 in Books
Sorry for the delay, but January proved to be a very busy month. I have my recap and some favorites below, so please take a moment a peek at those. Otherwise, I read a total of 137 stories(novels, graphic novels, short stories & novellas), so don't be too amazed by that count. Without putting this … Continue reading 2018 in Books
Review: Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
This was a very different anthology, but a good one. Edited by by Phoebe Wagner & Brontë Christopher Wieland, we have a collection of upcoming writers who were asked to write science fiction in a new way, that imagines humanities' future in a context of climate change, far future realities, and new understandings of culture … Continue reading Review: Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
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