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joshbrown's Reviews (431)
Scott Snyder writing Batman. What more do you need?
Builds a very compelling story around a bunch of superheroes punching each other.
Has there ever been a story that has allowed its world and characters to evolve quite like this one?
How could the people of the galaxy possibly let something like The First Order rise so soon after the Empire? Can one political system for an entire galaxy ever succeed? These are questions that are never asked in the films themselves, but are explored brilliantly here. This is the first novel of the new canon I've read and it far succeeded any expectations I had for it. The major accomplishments of author Claudia Gray are threefold. First, she writes the amazing character of Leia so perfectly that you can hear the way Carrie Fisher would have read the dialogue. Secondly, she creates new complex characters that fit seamlessly into the world while also bringing their own unique attributes to the story. And third and maybe most importantly, the author fills a gap between two eras that we are already familiar with and uses our foreknowledge to create suspense and a creeping sense of doom rather than a dull sense of inevitability. Mixing adventurous set pieces with intriguing political mystery, this novel feels like a critical point of the saga, and one that shouldn't be missed.
A great return to a fascinating world filled with unforgettable characters. Some people think Kvothe is too perfect, especially in this book. I have to disagree. Kvothe has a tremendous amount of natural talent, yes, but he has a lot of flaws and he ends up creating a lot of his own problems. Also, if this trilogy is really the tragedy that it seems to be, the second act is where the hero is at his highest and fully prepared for the fall. I guess we'll see when the trilogy concludes.
As sharp and satirical as people have been saying. Hard to believe, but The Flintstones really is a must read.
It is a strange experience reading this book after seeing the movie. Both stories are very different, but they echo each other in ways that relate to the themes that both stories are trying to tell. So yeah, weird. I definitely prefer the film, which brings more emotion and character to the table than this book does. I do admire the book though, for committing itself to a world that has left reason and sense behind, even if that means the reader is left behind as well.
Short, suspenseful, haunting. "The Nesting Place" was by far my favorite of the short stories, but they were all creepy. And the art is amazing throughout.
TV (THE BOOK): Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time
Alan Sepinwall, Matt Zoller Seitz
Essays about some of the best shows of all time, what's not to love? I intentionally skipped a few so that I wouldn't be spoiled, so I'm looking forward to returning to this once I've caught up on some classics.
Just was not in much of a reading mood over the past two months which is why this took forever. No fault goes to this book though, which is a fun send up of noir.