Tag Archives: reading

Books – Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight”

Posted on June 17, 2009 by chris

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer My review rating: 2 of 5 stars I’m going to go ahead and guess that my review of Twilight is going to sway neither the book’s legion of fans, nor its serious detractors. In all honesty, … Continue reading →

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Books – Naomi Novik’s “Throne of Jade”

Posted on June 16, 2009 by chris

Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik My review rating: 3 of 5 stars While not quite as brimming with homoerotic undertones as the first in the series, Throne of Jade nonetheless presents the reader with plenty of repressed man-dragon love … Continue reading →

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Books – John Lindqvist’s “Let the Right One In”

Posted on May 26, 2009 by chris

Let the Right One In: A Novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist My review rating: 4 of 5 stars Like many Americans, I saw the movie version of Let the Right One In before reading the book, and enjoyed it quite … Continue reading →

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Books – Hubert Selby Jr.’s “Requiem for a Dream”

Posted on May 24, 2009 by chris

Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr. My review rating: 4 of 5 stars Hubert Selbey Jr.’s Requiem for a Dream is a hard book to read … not due so much to its sensitive subject matter, which is … Continue reading →

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Sorry for All the Book Reviews

Posted on May 23, 2009 by chris

Hola, just a quick update to explain why it is that I’ve done nothing except review books all month — basically I’ve done nothing this month except read and work on the Crispy Gamer redesign, which we’ll be launching June … Continue reading →

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Books – J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”

Posted on May 17, 2009 by chris

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, … Continue reading →

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Books – Ray Kurzweil’s “The Age of Spiritual Machines”

Posted on May 11, 2009 by chris

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 … Continue reading →

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Books – Greatest Uncommon Denominator Magazine Issue 4

Posted on May 7, 2009 by chris

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 … Continue reading →

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Books – Naomi Novik’s “His Majesty’s Dragon”

Posted on April 13, 2009 by chris

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 … Continue reading →

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Voices Week Continues – Chapter 7!

Posted on December 30, 2008 by chris

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, … Continue reading →

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