I finished my 20th book this weekend: the audio version of JRR Tolkien’s The Return of the King. This book wraps up the Lord of the Rings trilogy and concludes the wider tale begun in The Hobbit. I have read all these books a few times a listened to the audio books three times as… Continue reading The Return of the King
Massive. Sprawling. Elaborate. At times hilarious, at times insightful, at times hard to put down, and at times almost impossible to follow. Moving in its depiction of human relationships and personal struggles, prescient in its portrayal of an American society amusing itself to death under the hapless eye of a befuddled former media star turned… Continue reading Infinite Jest
A quick note on my 18th read for the year, TW Hunt’s short book The Mind Of Christ. In many ways the books is a meditation on Philippians 2:5-11 which begins with the words, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.” The book, which I’ve been reading slowly for the… Continue reading The Mind of Christ
My 17th ‘read’ for the year is another audio book: The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien. This is the second book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and tells the middle section of two parallel stories. Such a structure suffers from the typical problems of a book in the middle of a story: neither… Continue reading The Two Towers
Twitter is often flooded with silly, argumentative, banal, or gossipy froth – at least in my feed anyway. But I also have the pleasure and privilege of connecting with some cool and talented people posting about topics and ideas that interest me. Somehow I’ve managed to connect with some incredible independent comics writers, artists, and… Continue reading The Misplaced
My fifteenth book of the year is another graphic novel from Image: Kaptara volume 1 written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Kagan McLeod. It’s a wild tale of human beings stuck on a crazy planet with cat people, humanoid bugs, princesses and warriors, and a host of ridiculous creatures. The art style is enjoyable… Continue reading Kaptara volume 1
Volume One of the library edition of Fear Agent by Rick Remender, Tony Moore, and Jerome Opena (my 14th book this year) contains three story arcs and some additional short stories filling in the world and character of Heath Huston. Remender has created a wonderful character with this alcoholic, cynical, reckless and arrogant human thrown… Continue reading Fear Agent – volume 1
My thirteenth book of the year is another graphic novel – volume 1 of Jupiter’s Circle from Image Comics. Written by Mark Millar and with art from several people, this volume fills in information about characters introduced in Jupiter’s Legacy also written by Millar and drawn by Frank Quitely. This spin-off series traces some of… Continue reading Jupiter’s Circle
My twelfth book of 2016 was another comic book trade from Image Comics as part of the Humble Bundle I bought earlier this year (this continues to be the best purchase i have made in a long time – dozens of great independent comics for a ‘pay what you want’ price that is far lower… Continue reading Injection volume 1
Even as I continue plowing through Infinite Jest (nearly half way now) I recently finished rereading my eleventh book this year – JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring. I first read this book when I was about age 12 and have revisited it multiple times in the years since. About six years ago I purchased… Continue reading Fellowship of the Ring
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