Yes, another Pratchett review. That’s what fanboys do, you know. Dragons at Crumbling Castle is a collection of short stories Terry Pratchett wrote when he was young. As many of you know, Pratchett hates the stuff he wrote when he was young. Well, there is some good stuff here. The first story is the also the title of the book. It’s about King Arthur hearing that there are castles occupying […]
I’ve never been a big Marvel/DC reader. I really only watch the movies, watch some of the cartoons and only reading started reading the big name comics. That doesn’t mean I can’t give a fair review of the movie and the books they’re based on. So, a few days ago I decided to get the trade of Marvel: Civil War to prepare for Captain America: Civil War. Sadly I did […]
Everyone is familiar with the story of Pinocchio. Hell, the reason for that is because Disney is one of the biggest movie studios in the world and everyone watches Disney movies. What few people know is that Pinocchio was originally a book by Italian author Carlo Collodi. I managed to track down a copy of this book from my library (the Brooklyn Public Library system is awesome, huh?) After reading […]
That’s right, another comic review. This time, it’s the comic that sparked a ton of controversy when it was released: The Death of Superman. The idea of Superman dying was at the time inconceivable. This icon of good triumphing over evil just couldn’t die. DC did just that. Now, I remember by friend warned me about this comic, saying it’s terrible. Of course, I had to actually read the thing […]
I have no shame in stuff like this. As many of you have hear, there is an animated version of The Killing Joke coming out this September. It’s about now a good time for me to talk about it. I remember reading this comic a few years ago and being underwhelmed by it. Yes, I did not like it when I read it a few years ago. With the movie […]
If there’s one type of story all English majors, classical studies majors and Brooklyn College students must be subjected to it’s the epic poem. Of course, the ones all these schools force upon its students are The Iliad, The Odyssey and the Aeneid. We all know these stories because of something to do with the shaped Western history or something like that. There is one that is equally important but […]
Geoffrey Chaucer is one of those Early Renaissance writers that English majors are forced to read. That is, forced to read in Middle English, which pisses off English majors because if Shakespeare’s language wasn’t hard enough, Middle English will make you want to kill your professor. The reason being that Middle English has a lot of words that are no longer in modern use and the pronunciation and spelling are […]
You know how people say their entire life changed when a big event happened? Well, stuff like that happens because we experience stuff because we decided to go to that event. That’s also how stories work: some big event happens and the characters react to it. That’s the basses to When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt. I came across this book by looking at a list […]
How can you mess up Goosebumps? Seriously Sony, how? When RL Stine released his first Goosebumps book Welcome to Dead House in 1992 a phenomenon was born. From that came video games, a TV show, spinoffs and lots of merchandise. A movie was inevitable, so when a Goosebumps movie was announced starring Jack Black and Stine people went nuts. The end result was a huge upset. Zach has just moved […]
I’m fully aware that I’m throwing a book with a heavy subject matter at you guys even thou I’ve said I wanted to keep this blog chill. That’s the way literature is. You take the light stuff with the heavy. The Boy From the Basement by Susan Shaw is one of the heavy ones. The world Charlie knows is the basement of his house. He’s there because he’s been bad […]
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