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Book Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Posted on August 15, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman As with the pattern of previous Neil Gaiman books I’ve read, Ocean features an average male protagonist who wouldn’t be particularly interesting, but for the magical realm he’s introduced to and the ensuing adventure. But, while the other books adhere firmly to this fairly […]

August Book Club Read: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

Posted on August 1, 2013 Leave a Comment

From this list of recommended summer reads, members of the LeVar’s Rainbow Book Club selected Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane for August. A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. Although the house he lived in is long gone, he is drawn to the farm at […]

Book Review: The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Posted on July 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

The Drowning Girl byCaitlín R. Kiernan This novel was our book club’s choice for July, the theme of which was “Nominees for the 2012 Nebula Awards”. Though this book hadn’t been on my to-read list, nor had I a clue what it was going to be about, I’d looked forward to checking it out. The […]

Book Review: World War Z by Max Brooks

Posted on June 22, 2013 Leave a Comment

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks The thing that sets this zombie story apart from the others I’ve experienced is right there in the title: WORLD War Z. So many other zombie stories are America-centric and work on the vague notion that the epidemic is occurring elsewhere in […]