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Book Review: The Shining

Book Review: The Shining

If you have seen the movie or the Simpson’s movie parody, you may think you know the story of The Shining. You might think you know what you’re in for, notwithstanding the fact that movies always vary a little from their source material.

You have no idea what you’re in for.

Book Review: Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

Book Review: Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

I love videogames. Blood, Sweat, & Pixels gave me a renewed respect for the incredible work that goes into each and every one of the games I have loved and liked. It gave me a renewed dislike for company mismanagement that destroyed the prospects of so many games (like neutering Dragon Age II).

Book Review: Kingdom of Copper, by S.A Chakraborty

Book Review: Kingdom of Copper, by S.A Chakraborty

The Kingdom of Copper is the second book in the Daevabad Trilogy, written by S.A. Chakraborty. If you haven’t read City of Brass, I cannot recommend it strongly enough that you should read it before continuing on.

Book Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree

Book Review: The Priory of the Orange Tree

I have been eyeing this book for some time. I am a complete sucker for big books, and at 800 pages long, The Priory of the Orange Tree, written by Samantha Shannon, certainly fits the bill. But don’t let yourself be intimidated by its size. It is not an 800 page slog through a mire of excessively long diatribes about food. It is 800 pages of character driven story that itself firmly in the category of ‘do not miss’ fantasy.

Book Review: A Woman Is No Man

Book Review: A Woman Is No Man

A Woman Is No Man, written by Etaf Rum, was recommended to me by a good friend, and now I recommend it to you. It tells the story of three generations of Arab women living in the US. A tale of immigration, of balancing assimilation vs separation of culture, and balancing tradition vs progress.