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Book Review: Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Posted on September 19, 2012 1 Comment

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler Octavia E. Butler’s books are not for the squeamish and most certainly not for people who want happy, Hollywood endings. Things work out in the end – but never in a nice neat package. There is always a lot of loss in all of its most painful forms. Her […]

Graphic Novel Review: Kingdom Come by Mark Waid

Posted on March 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

Kingdom Come by Mark Waid I should have read this a long time ago, but I’ve always had issue with DC comics. Their heroes have always been untouchable gods. Sure they have their flaws, but even Batman seemed to be above humanity thanks to his money and abilities. In comparison, X-Men, my biased favourites, were far more […]

Book Review: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler

Posted on November 12, 2011 2 Comments

Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler What a fascinating book. I read Mind of My Mind first, where I met the main characters here, but as that was not their story, they did not have much depth. Reading Wild Seed, it made me somewhat disappointed that they did not have as much to do in […]

Graphic Novel Review: Kingdom Come by Mark Waid

Posted on August 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

Kingdom Come by Mark Waid Never have I respected Superman as much as I did after reading this comic. Superman and I have a rocky relationship. I have never been a big fan of his because he’s just too perfect. And I have a hard time caring for perfect characters. I won’t go into that […]

Book Review: The Child Thief by Brom

Posted on July 15, 2011 3 Comments

The Child Thief by Brom While I think from just reading the summary, most people know they are not walking into a completely black and white, good vs evil, story. You know that it will be somewhere in between, that there is a lot of gray area in this story. And boy was it ever. […]

Book Review: Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray

Posted on July 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

Lily of the Nile is a historical fiction novel about Selene, the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. From birth, Selene and her twin brother Helios were hailed as a sacred pair by the worshipers of Isis, but after Alexandria fell to Roman forces and the suicides of their parents, the children are brought to […]