Hello folks! I love this post I made from waaaay back in 2012 and so I’m re-publishing it just for fun! Something funny and educational for you all – I was bobbing around the trash-littered information superhighway of wonder that we call the internet (or interwebs, whichever you prefer) and came across this site dedicated…
Category: Food For Thought
Book Review: Less (2017, Lee Boudreaux Books)
Less by Andrew Sean Greer My rating: 4.8 of 5 stars The gentle little tale recounting the journey of Arthur Less has turned out to be one of the most surprising and enjoyable reads of the year for me by far and away. I am going to try to review it as best I can…
Book Review: The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction (Hachette India, 2019)
The Gollancz Book of South Asian Science Fiction My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was very pleased when I came across this anthology – being from South Asia myself, it was very heartening to see a collection of stories that gave us science fiction tales with a South Asian flavour. Carefully curated by Tarun…
Book Review: Firefly – Big Damn Hero [Titan Books, 2018]
Firefly: Big Damn Hero by Nancy Holder My rating: 3.75 of 5 stars I’m a huge Browncoat and I looked forward to this book with great joy. I also kept my expectations low because it was a new direction for media based on the show which has been limited to live-action and comics and both are…
Comic Review: Alice In Leatherland (5 issue mini, Black Mask Studios)
Alice in Leatherland by Iolanda Zanfardino (Writer), Elisa Romboli (Illustrator) My Rating: 2.6 of 5 stars A short, fun, light-hearted and mostly enjoyable story told in an intimate fashion. For fans/seekers of LGBTQIA+ stories, this is a gender-shifted romantic comedy comic that tells a somewhat familiar tale with a more modern bent. THE STORY:Our protagonist, Alice,…
Book Review: The Travelling Cat Chronicles (Doubleday Publishing, 2017)
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa My rating: 5 of 5 stars Is it earth-shattering? No. Does it change the literary landscape? No. Is it deep and powerful and life-changing? Not really for most I suppose.But it has been an experience. It’s slow, gentle, sweet and filled with humour that almost never goes beyond…
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