I’ve read in a couple places that there are three new fantasy authors that form what I call the New Guard. Scott Lynch, Patrick Rothfuss, and Joe Abercrombie have all made impressive fantasy debut series [apparently, like deer the word series is both the singular and plural form]. They all three write with familiar styles, [...]
I’ve read only four more books since Catch-22, and I’ll try to review them here shortly. But a recent trend has emerged for my reading tastes, and I’ve been branching out more than I have before. I used to read strictly fantasy novels, and by the large they were not of a notably high caliber.
My [...]
I thought I’d occasionally highlight a book that I’ve read with my opinions and comments about it. I figured I’d start out with a classic instead of my usual fantasy fare.
I just recently finished reading Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
First of all, I really enjoyed the book. The message that the “normal” social and [...]