Apr 30 2008
Mariel of Redwall by Brian JacquesIt may behoove you to read the previous book in this series, Mattimeo
One thing I’ve noticed about Brian Jacques is that he’s not afraid of strong female characters, and in fact Mariel of Redwall…
Apr 25 2008
Mattimeo by Brian JacquesIt may behoove you to read the previous book in this series, Mossflower
In the early days of the Redwall series, it was common for Jacques to reuse some characters; though he tended to create more self-contained…
Apr 22 2008
Mossflower by Brian JacquesIt may behoove you to read the previous book in this series, Redwall
Mossflower, technically the second book in the Redwall series, serves as a prequel to the eponymous book, and is one of the earliest books…
Apr 20 2008
Redwall by Brian JacquesI was first introduced to the Redwall series by my brother, who was intellectually an early bloomer than I, both by dint of his elder status and, I suspect, a more genuine intellect. At the time—I…
Apr 07 2008
Broken Angels by Richard K. MorganI read Richard K. Morgan’s debut novel, Altered Carbon, earlier this year, and though my feelings on it were mixed, I gave it a generally positive review. The fact that it copied its…
Mar 31 2008
Eldest by Christopher PaoliniYou may be interested to read my review of the previous book in this series, Eragon
Despite an essentially mediocre start with Eragon, I decided out of sheer petulance to read the next book in the…
Mar 25 2008
Eragon by Christopher PaoliniI hadn’t had any real intention of reading Eragon before a couple of weeks ago: the charges leveled at it (that it’s was a mishmash of preexisting works by Tolkien and McCaffrey, & al.; that…
Mar 13 2008
Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck PalahniukI’m no stranger no Chuck Palahniuk, and perhaps that’s why in recent years my interest in his books has waned. It takes a special sort of talent to create books…
Feb 23 2008
The Road by Cormac McCarthyEven if you’ve never read Cormac McCarthy, there’s a chance that you’re familiar with his work: No Country for Old Men, a 2007 Coen Bros. film, was a film adaptation of a McCarthy novel;…