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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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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Read any good Indie Authors Lately?
I’ve been reading the traditionally published authors too much as of late so I’m looking to buff up my sidebar’s “Want to Read” list with a few more Indie Authors…
Read any good ones lately?
While I’m mostly interested in Literary Fiction, Horror, Thriller, and Neo Noir (horror & mystery) books, I’ll consider pretty much anything — except Erotica — as long as it’s good.
So, if you’ve read something good from an Indie or if you’re an Indie and you’ve written something good, let me know please and I’ll add it to the list.
Can’t guarantee when or if I’ll read it, but I do guarantee that when and if I do, I’ll post a quick review here, on Amazon, and on Goodreads.
Hit me up!
#amreading
#IndieAuthors
Hurts so good…
House of the Rising Sun – A Review of Sorts
So, last night was a night just like any other night where, at 8pm(ish), I shifted the butt from the office chair to the recliner and happily fired up the new Fire Stick (a Prime Day upgrade (half-price and 2 free months of HBO!) from an old stick that had been rode hard and put away wet if you know what I mean) and the big screen and, with much hope and anticipation, began yet another heroic search through the multitudinous movie apps for something fun and entertaining to watch for the night.
You feel me?
(I recently finished watching The Wire (for the third or fourth time, can’t exactly recall) so I’m still feeling a bit Omar-esque. Hence the, “You feel me?,” if you know what I mean).
Long story short, it wasn’t long before I surfed upon a flick starring Dave Bautista and immediately had to put on the brakes.
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