Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling My review rating: 3 of 5 stars One has to remind one’s self, while reading the Harry Potter series, that they’re meant for children in the 10 – 14 range, give or take, and not for a married guy in his early thirties who’s simultaneously [...]
The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence by Ray Kurzweil My review rating: 5 of 5 stars Ray Kurzweil has been accused by some as being incredibly optimistic in his vision for the future of humanity and the computer’s that we’ve created. His predictions, however, have an uncanny way of coming to [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
I’ve unleashed all eleven pages of Voices Chapter 7 in the Writing section, starting with Page 64. Our fearless band of adventurers have put their plan into action, but things don’t go quite the way they were expecting. Excitement, terror, and explosions await in the latest pages! Half of Chapter 8 coming tomorrow, the other [...]
Did you think I was lying? I wasn’t! It’s Voices Week here at cDebris and we’re rocking in the New Year like Dick Clark, only with words instead of music. Also fewer celebrity guests. Ok, so it’s really not much like Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year … but you get the idea. I’ve managed to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
