I want to start this review by saying I read it over New Years Eve. I started reading a little bit and thought I'd get done later this week, but I couldn't put it down. The stories about Olive and Violet Bright, the namesakes of the book, and how along…

During these three part episode, Andy and I talk about Campusland: the Novel. The first two episodes are careful analysis of why we don't like it. Then it progresses with some select quotes and discussion about its overarching ideas and themes. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-93-campusland-pt-1 https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-94-campusland-pt-2 https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-95-campusland-pt-3

Rating: 4 stars I’m trying to think to of why this book didn’t get five stars, and it’s hard to explain. This book was good, an original idea, a less classical approach to storytelling (which is something I go goo-goo for), so I’ll break it down. The story is that…

Rating: 3 stars Short version: This is about the best rating I could give to this type of thriller, which is good but doesn’t look to ask any deeper questions despite appearing to do so. Also it’s a confusion of about four different stories. Long version: I made the same…

Rating: 5 stars I read this self-proclaimed novella in a small break before my next hold is ready at the library, and I was very happy with my choice! It’s a Robin Hood fable but with frogs. That’s about all you need to know, though I don’t mind going into…

Rating: 5 stars When, I first read this book, I had a hard figuring out what genre this book exactly is. Is it dystopian? Only if you count modern China as it. Is it Sci-Fi? There’s very little Sci-Fi to it. In fact, it’s relegated to a few sentences in…

In a break from book review, Andy and I talk about the movie Zombieland, the good and the bad. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-91-zombieland https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-92-zombieland-pt-2

Andy led the discussion of the newly released Joker movie, which I hadn't seen. He talks about its similarities to Taxi Driver and Reagan's removal of mental health services in the 1980s. https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-89-joker https://soundcloud.com/user-408474538/episode-90-joker-pt-2

Rating: 0 stars, the worst book I have ever read Quick note before I start. When I review a book, I usually write down a few pointers and notes that I want to remark on. This time I had about 40. Good or bad? Well, 2 out of 5 stars…

So, now that I’ve gone through what I really wanted to talk about in Star Trek, I’m gonna wrap this up. Expect this and another update where I talk about the other series and movies. I haven’t read the books (hah) or whatever other stuff there is.  This update is…