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Published on Monday, April 12, 2010 by Harpy Convair
My husband and I have been watching Castle on ABC. It’s a cop drama/comedy starring Nathan Fillion. (I love him, by the way.) The premise is that Richard Castle, a mystery author, is following around a police detective by the name of Kate Beckett. The interplay between Castle and Beckett is wonderful.
In one episode, we see the book that Rick based o...
Published on Thursday, April 1, 2010 by Harpy Convair
I had tried reading several books, but couldn't find one I was in the mood for. With all my work and studying, my mind needs some distracting but is having a hard time focusing. I'm a fan of zombie novels and steampunk, so Boneshaker by Cherie Priest seemed a logical choice.
This novel is set during the Civil War in California, in this timeline the Civil War has g...
Published on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 by Harpy Convair
By Harpy Convair
I read Firestarter by Stephen King for the first time many years ago. My husband, a great lover of horror novels, wanted me to love them as well, but I was a scaredy-cat. So, his solution was to start me out with this early work of King's. He picked Firestarter because it isn't a horror novel, but more of the thriller/suspense/intrigue ilk.
We...
Published on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 by Harpy Convair
By Harpy Convair
I read another Terry Pratchett novel years ago, so long ago I can't remember the title. I have seen a couple of the movies based on his works, "Hogsfather" and "The Color of Magic", they were both hilarious.
This book is the first installment of the Discworld series. It started a bit slow for me, but first novels can drag a bit since they are...
Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 by Harpy Convair
By Harpy Convair
I used to hate critics, books and movies alike. I still dislike them, most of them are cynical and seem to desire to destroy authors' careers. However, now that I have written a few reviews I have more respect for their craft. It is incredibly hard to write a coherent review waithout including spoilers, especially when dealing with a series.
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Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 by Harpy Convair
This book is not my typical genre, it was recommended/requested by one of the members of my book talk. It is a series of detective stories. It feels like the old detective movies and pulp fiction, especially the second story, which uses last names like Blue, White, and Black.
The first story, "City of Glass", is about a man named Daniel Quinn. He is a writer th...
Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 by Harpy Convair
Review by Harpy Convair
I wasn't going to write a review for Perdido Street Station by China Mieville, because of how busy life has been due to the start of the school year, and reading the next book for our book talk group. In the end, I couldn't resist.
This book is wonderful. It falls into the science fiction genre, under the sub-genre of steampunk...
Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 by Harpy Convair
Review by Harpy Convair
Neuromancer was written in 1984 by William Gibson, his first novel and the beginning of the Sprawl trilogy. His prior projects were short stories, including one co-authored with Bruce Sterling. It is known as the most famous early cyberpunk novel and for winning the three top sci-fi awards.
The hero of the piece is Henry Case,...
Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 by Harpy Convair
Reviewed by Harpy Convair
I just finished reading Monster Island by David Wellington. It is the first novel in a trilogy, originally written on the internet. The book is a bit scattered, jumping back and forth between characters, which takes a bit of getting used to. I think that it was easier to follow online, as each entry dealt with a single character. T...
Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 by Harpy Convair
A Discovery Channel programme, “Life After People,” that I watched a few weeks ago, posited the theory of what would become of our main cities and works of civilisation if humankind was to literally disappear overnight. Computer generated animation showed the progressive fall of our subways, streets, buildings, bridges and monuments over days, weeks, year...
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