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"Stitches, by Hirokatsu Kihara, with illustrations by Junji Ito. Nine ostensibly true short stories (they read more like urban legends) of encounters with the supernatural by Kihara, plus a short manga by Ito adapting another of Kihara's stories. …"
"Uncanny: The Origins of Fear, by Junji Ito. Legendary artist Ito describes how he became a horror manga artist, and gives his thought on how to create horror manga. Interesting stuff, especially if you're a big Ito fan, which I am."
"GOD IS DISAPPOINTED IN YOU: Still on my "Bible" kick, I followed The Gospel According to Peanuts and The Uncensored Bible up with God is Disappointed in You by Mark Russell. It has been described as "a frequently hilarious, often shocking, but…"
"I'm two-thirds through Girlfriend in a Coma. I always feel late to the party reading Douglas Coupland now. It's well-written, though I'm not sure how I feel about the direction the book has taken at this point.
Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods…"
Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods…"
"I just finished reading Butter by Asako Yuzuki (translated by Polly Barton). The novel was first published in Japan in 2017. I'd not heard of Yuzuki, but apparently, she's reasonably well-known in Japan, having won prizes for her writing and had her…"
"THE UNCENSORED BIBLE: The Bawdy and Naughty Bits of the Good Book: I followed The Gospel According to Peanuts up with The Uncensored Bible (as recommended to me by our own ClarkKent_DC). It is quite similar in tone to God is Disappointed in You by…"
"Reading Chris Hadfield's The Apollo Murders. It's a slow burn... I'm a little under halfway through and it's really picking up. Good twist a little while after the launch. I have to assume he has the technical details and the feel of spaceflight…"
"The Man Who presumed: A Biography of Henry M Stanley by Byron Farwell. Less than 100 pages in, and I find this fascinating. I don't even remember how I got turned on to this book, but I got it for Christmas. Even if the rest of it sucks, it is worth…"
"MISSION TO HORATIUS:
Continuing my journey through children's literature of a bygone era, I read Mission to Hoatius, a YA Star Trek tie-in from 1967 which has the distinction of being the very fist Star Trek prose book to see print. This HC…"
Continuing my journey through children's literature of a bygone era, I read Mission to Hoatius, a YA Star Trek tie-in from 1967 which has the distinction of being the very fist Star Trek prose book to see print. This HC…"
"SPACE PIRATE:
I wasn't going to do this, but I'm going to post a few excerpts from Space Pirate, one of a series of books by Henry Bamman, William Odell and Robert Whitehead I read between the second and fifth grades. I remember the covers of these…"
I wasn't going to do this, but I'm going to post a few excerpts from Space Pirate, one of a series of books by Henry Bamman, William Odell and Robert Whitehead I read between the second and fifth grades. I remember the covers of these…"
"I've been listening to audiobooks as I've gone out on my walks... and now that my foot's mostly better, I'm able to take those walks again. I'm currently listening to All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders, and it's ridiculously good. I'd…"
"I finished reading The Gospel According to Peanuts this morning. (You were right; it is a quick read.) I would have finished it last night but Tracy wanted to go to bed early. The book is not quite what I expected. I expected it to be an examination…"
"Also... Short differentiates the respective roles of the message and the interpretation. All of my adult life, I have relied on Isaac Asimov's interpretation (Asimov's Guide to the Bible), but the last time I attempted a deep read of The Bible I…"
"It's unabashedly Christian, and comparatively conservative in its outlook at that. But I find all kinds of points of view interesting. I wonder a little now about what inspired my mother (most likely) or my father to pick up this book, or if perhaps…"
"So far I have read only the first section. It is more Christian and less philosophical than I had hoped (i.e., more Christian philosopy and less "pure" philosophy), however it has already given me new insights into Peanuts (and into Christianity as…"
"Let me know what you think!"
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