Weird moods such as…
As do weird modern remakes of classic Moody Blues mood music…
#newisnotalwaysbetter
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Shadow and Bone – Leigh Bardugo | A Miranda Reads Review
If you’re going to go negative, this review by the wildly popular Goodreads reviewer Miranda Reads that I’m reblogging here for your entertainment and instruction is exactly how it is to be done.
You’re welcome, now do yourself a favor and go check out more of her magic…
★
IT WAS A COMPLETE DISASTER.
Whelp…that was horribly disappointing…
I cannot begin to explain how utterly…blah this one was.
SO many people recommended it, and I honestly feel a bit awful with the low rating – but ehhh, what’s the point of goodreads if I can’t rant?
How to Write a Hit YA Novel 101
(In 5 easy steps!)
1. Make your main character ugly
“She’s an ugly little thing. No child should look like that.”
Like realllllllly ugly.
Pale and sour, like a glass of milk that’s turned.
And she must be skinny, but in the malnourished-and-kinda-hot sort of way.
AND REMEMBER – she can never be so ugly that the Generic Love Interest(s) aren’t attracted to her!
I’m sorry it took me so long to see you, Alina. But I see you now.
Your Main Character must be ugly enough so that…
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Ain’t that America…
#daytrippin’
#hometownlovin’
#lakeeffectbaby
#nofilter
Sunday Songs to Spark the Spirit and Summon the Moves of the Dance
On the road to Ohio to visit the fam. and jammin’ to songs off of Willis’ Soundcloud stream. This song is an especially groovy road song.
MOOD: (o|o)
If you haven’t noticed, Willis has the same last name as yours truly.
Yes, he is my son, thank you for asking.
That’s right… you must now pay special attention to the song.
#rockon
#daytrippin
#dontworrythewifeisdriving
FACTOTUM — The Worst of America At Its Best
BOOK | FICTION | LITERARY
FACTOTUM
BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI
RATING: ★ ★ ★ ★
I’ve never been much of a Charles Bukowski fan…
Not because I don’t like him…
But just because I never got around to reading that much of his work.
However, I’ve always liked the idea of Charles Bukowski…
The legend of Charles Bukowski.
Of him being someone who just did not give one single fuck care about society and its oppressive norms.
Bukowski, or the idea I have of him, appeals to me because he is so opposite of who I am…
Continue reading “FACTOTUM — The Worst of America At Its Best”Goodreads, Goodreads… Wherefore Art Thou Goodreads?
You know, I’ve tried and I’ve tried…
I really have!
I have tried and I have tried to maintain a loving relationship with Goodreads.
I’ve done everything it’s asked me to do.
I’ve set up both a user and an Author account…
I’ve added all my books, both the ones I’ve written and (most of) the ones I’ve read…
I’ve sent out friend requests to other users who seem to have like literary tastes as I…
I’ve friended those who’ve requested the same of me…
But after nearly a decade of trying to find meaning and purpose in my relationship with Goodreads, all it’s ever shown me has been indifference and insurmountable complexities.
It and I just have never been able to click.
Continue reading “Goodreads, Goodreads… Wherefore Art Thou Goodreads?”Building 51 By Jennifer L. Place – A Lee Hall Review
By way of reblogging this very well-written and intriguing review of Jennifer L. Place’s amazing sounding book, one of which I will def put on my “Want to Read” list as soon as I finish up here, I’d like to introduce you to my new friend Lee Hall, the author of this very well-written review.
Lee was kind enough to respond to my call for Indie Author recommendations and I am the better man for it. Not only am I now aware of Jennifer’s horror novel which I look forward to reading very much as it seems to be right in my wheelhouse, I am now aware of Lee’s fantastic website full of other such well-written and intriguing Indie Author book reviews; and, just as important if not more so, I am now aware of his own fine-looking list of what I am sure to be deep, verisimilitude-inducing reads, particularly his book Teleporter which is about a twenty-something slacker turned superhero, and which is now def on my “Want to Read” list:
So do yourself a favor and check out Lee’s website chock full of wonderful things that are sure to pleasure the discerning reader…
And do me a favor by letting me know what other awesome Indie Author books I should be reading…
Urban exploration horror filled with tension and some truth…
Building 51 follows the events of seven friends as they embark on an exploration excursion. Their destination the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane; a real place with a real history that can be described as harrowing to say the least.
Exploration of abandoned places is a specialist niche in the genre of horror and one which I very much enjoy. Films such as ‘Grave encounters’ and ‘House on Haunted Hill’ come to mind but in terms of books, Building 51 is the benchmark and makes for a roller coaster tension filled read.
Fusing elements of real history and the paranormal make this story and the characters in it feel like something is lurking and watching them. Something is and this gradually becomes apparent manifesting itself in a range of unique and creepy ways.
The overall flow of the book…
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