GUD: Greatest Uncommon Denominator (magazine) Issue 3 by Debbie Moorhouse
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
As with each issue so far, GUD issue 3 contains an eclectic combination of short fiction, poetry and artwork, most of it in the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror genres. Once again, the overall quality of work is strong. Particular standouts, [...]
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
My review
rating: 3 of 5 stars
His Majesty’s Dragon is a tender story about the beautiful, homosexual, inter-species love between the protagonist and his gigantic black dragon.
Ok, so that’s not really what it’s about, but seriously … the homoerotic undertones in what is otherwise a fun, if not particularly challenging, [...]
I’ll have a few more trip blogs coming in over the next couple of days, but I also read two books while on vacation. Here’s my review of the first of them:
The Children of Men by P.D. James
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
Though it’s been sitting on my bookshelf for years (my wife’s copy), [...]
The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life by Eugene Mirman
My review
rating: 3 of 5 stars
I’ve seen Eugene do stand-up several times, and he’s pretty funny, though not my favorite comic of all time. His style of humor is relaxed, sometimes self-deprecating, often ironic and … confused? It’s not uncommon for him to [...]
Subwayland: Adventures in the World Beneath New York by Randy Kennedy
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
If you live in New York City, which I do, the subway is probably a substantial part of your life. Even if you don’t, it’s a pretty fascinating place to visit, in person or in print. Randy Kennedy’s collection [...]
A Corpse in the Koryo: An Inspector O Novel by James Church
My review
rating: 3 of 5 stars
One of my coworkers is married to an editor for St. Martin’s, and he came to a company party one time with a bunch of free books. Among the stack, I saw A Corpse in the Koryo and the [...]
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
My review
I ran through the book in the course of about two-and-a-half hours the other day, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’m not going to spend a lot of time comparing his work to Faulkner or Hemingway, or even discussing the literary devices he chooses to employ. Honestly, I don’t care which [...]
