Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck Jagannath is a collection of thirteen short stories by Swedish author, Karin Tidbeck. The stories are written in English, but maintain a Nordic flavour. Not all the tales in this slim volume appealed. Though I found myself amused by the number of organic creatures populating the pages, I did get the senseContinue reading "Review: Jagannath"
Review: Homeland
Homeland by Cory Doctorow Older does not necessarily mean wiser, not for Marcus Yallow, hero of Cory Doctorow’s bestselling and award winning novel, Little Brother. The sequel, Homeland, is set a couple of years later and opens with Marcus and his girlfriend, Ange, living it up at the Burning Man Festival in the Black RockContinue reading "Review: Homeland"
Ramble: Dumb Worries
I recently read an article highlighting the 150 or so things definitively smart people worry about. Actually, I didn't finish reading it. I got bored by number thirty-one, mostly because I didn't understand some of the answers and others seemed designed to make me feel stupid. Yet others questioned the question and a couple actuallyContinue reading "Ramble: Dumb Worries"
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller Reviewing Frank Miller’s Batman: The Dark Knight Returns would be akin to reviewing Frank Herbert’s Dune , which is one of my Top Ten Favourite Novels Of All Time and so perfect, in my opinion, a review is unnecessary. A discussion of the plot and literary merit would work, inContinue reading "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns"
Ramble: The Alien Forest
Writers draw inspiration from everywhere; pictures, songs, other books, a snippet of conversation, a single lyric, a poem. A friend of mind likes reading articles about scientific advances. We’ve planned to incorporate more than one idea in the future setting we’d like to write in (after we finish editing book one of the fantasy settingContinue reading "Ramble: The Alien Forest"
Kelly Jensen 