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Music and books

My two favorite things combine in this weekend’s New York Times Book Review with a cover graphic of Bruce Springsteen (unfortunately, done so poorly I didn’t realize it was him until I read the cover).

There’s a two-page spread on seven books on or about Springsteen. The lead items are actually short story collections — […]

Book Review: Five Stars! (2005)

As some know, I was on the board of the Sioux Falls Film Society back when it actually sponsored an honest-to-god film series. I always felt somewhat insecure about my knowledge of film and wanted to find a good introduction to and groundwork for the subject. I think I found it in Christopher Null’s Five […]

Book Review: Terry Jones’s War on the War on Terror (2005)

There probably isn’t a middle ground on Terry Jones’s views of the “war on terror.” You either agree with him or you don’t. Yet even if you do, Terry Jones’s War on the War on Terror comes off more as toss off than lasting political commentary.

Jones, whose biggest but not sole claim to fame […]

Book Review: Iron Sunrise (2004)

As the ones of you who read this blog know, Charles Stross is science fiction’s most recent sensation. After years of relative anonymity, he’s been shortlisted this year for SF awards for his novels (both SF and fantasy) and novellas. Iron Sunrise, which garnered the best novel nomination for this year’s Hugo Awards, is a […]

What makes you give up?

While not large, a certain percentage of books I start end up being put aside. There isn’t necessarily a common thread to that decision but it’s something I began thinking about because of the most recent book on which I punted.

The book is the latest by (but my first experience with) a bestselling novelist […]