The Master of Horror, Stephen King, once said he was: The Big Mac and fries of literature. Having just had my first novel Gape published then, I suppose I must be the day-old sandwich stuck at the back of a fridge in the rear of a gas station of literature. The fridge would probably have…
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Lev Grossman’s The Magicians has flown mostly under my radar since its August 2009 release date. When I finally got around to actually checking it out I thought to myself…have I been living under a rock? Almost a thousand reviews on Amazon and over sixty thousand ratings on Goodreads. I must have been, because the book is…
Giveaway – Jason M. Hough’s Entire Dire Earth Trilogy (US/CAN)
Del Rey and A Bitter Draft are at it again with a special giveaway. This time one lucky winner will receive the entire trilogy that is Jason M. Hough’s Dire Earth Cycle. I reviewed the first book, The Darwin Elevator, back in July and loved it. If you haven’t heard a thing about the series, here’s the blurb for the…
Hawkwood and the Kings by Paul Kearney
I actually read Paul Kearney’s Hawkwood and the Kings back in June, but for some reason, even though I loved it, I didn’t end up writing a full review. The review is actually for the omnibus of the first and second books in his Monarchies of God series and for a good reason. The end of the…
On Literature, Ratings, and Reviews
Literature, as a whole, is a very interesting entity. Pick a book on any site, be it Amazon or Goodreads or wherever else – you’ll see part of the spectrum that forms people’s varying opinions on said book. It could have very average, mediocre ratings – say a 3 or a 3.5 star rating on…