| Ghostmaker by Dan Abnett |
[Nov. 21st, 2009|10:44 pm] |
14/11/09 - 17/11/09 - Ill 18/11/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 19/11/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 20/11/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 21/11/09 - Day Off
( Review: Ghostmaker by Dan Abnett )
This book is: * - a collection of character vignettes * - technically well-written * - two-elevenths good reading
This book is not: * - particularly fun * - contained of enough plot * - nine-elevenths good reading |
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| The Tangled Skein by David Stuart Davies |
[Nov. 13th, 2009|07:14 pm] |
8/11/09 - Ill 9/11/09 - 806 words on Pral-Vrai System 10/11/09 - Ill 11/11/09 - Ill 12/11/09 - 789 words on Pral-Vrai System 13/11/09 - Ill
( Review: The Tangled Skein by David Stuart Davies )
This book is: * - Sherlock Holmes versus Count Dracula * - a very good pastiche of Conan Doyle's work * - a good Sherlock Holmes story
This book is not: * - as much about Count Dracula as it is about Jack Stapleton * - a very good pastiche of Bram Stoker's work * - a bad Dracula story |
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| Nightbringer by Graham McNeill |
[Nov. 7th, 2009|08:08 pm] |
30/10/09 - 4/11/09 - Ill 5/11/09 - 1147 words on Pral-Vrai System 6/11/09 - 4343 words on Pral-Vrai System 7/11/09 - 3958 words on Pral-Vrai System
( Review: Nightbringer by Graham McNeill )
This book is: * - a good book with a great ending * - contained of excellently-realised characters * - a good starter book for the new W40K reader
This book is not: * - taking any risks * - doing much for in its first three-quarters * - going to suffer for a second reading |
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| Daemon World by Ben Counter |
[Oct. 11th, 2009|08:34 pm] |
9/10/09 - 11/10/09 - Ill
( Review: Daemon World by Ben Counter )
This book is: * - about the author's over-powered canon-breaking mouthpiece hitting the canon over the head and shouting "Bad! Bad! Bad!" * - dreadful in all its parts * - only for readers who want to learn from someone else's mistakes
This book is not: * - contained of any good characters * - contained of a plot that makes sense * - worth the paper it is printed on |
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| First And Only by Dan Abnett |
[Oct. 9th, 2009|12:27 am] |
28/9/09-1/10/09 - House moving 2/10/09 - Ill 3/10/09 - Ill 4/10/09 - House moving 5/10/09 - House moving 6/10/09 - 8/10/09 - Ill
( Review: First and Only by Dan Abnett )
This book is: * - well-written * - surprisingly shory * - good as a sci-fi novel, excellent as a W40K novel
This book is not: * - of any specific genre * - going to win prizes for originality * - excellent as a non-tie-in novel |
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| Dark Disciple by Anthony Reynolds |
[Sep. 27th, 2009|11:28 pm] |
25/9/09 - 27/9/09 - House Moving
( Review: Dark Disciple by Anthony Reynolds )
This book is: * - a great improvement on Dark Apostle * - blood, gunfire and viciousness * - an all-round fine book
This book is not: * - comprehensible without reading Dark Apostle * - well proofread * - friendly, fluffy, comforting reading |
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| The Terror by Dan Simmons |
[Sep. 19th, 2009|12:19 pm] |
11/8/09 - 19/8/09 - Ill 20/8/09 - Art: Commission 21/8/09 - 23/8/09 - Ill 24/8/09 - Art: Commission 25/8/09 - Ill 26/8/09 - Ill 27/8/09 - Art: Commission 28/8/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 29/8/09 - Ill 30/8/09 - 13/9/09 - House moving 14/9/09 - 16/9/09 - Ill 17/9/09 - House moving
( Review: The Terror by Dan Simmons )
This book is: * - a good read * - a fine blend of period accuracy and modern accessibility * - a story of human privation in terrible conditions, bound together with supernatural horror
This book is not: * - a great read * - difficult reading * - less than two inches thick |
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| Bloomsbury Classic Ghost Stories |
[Aug. 10th, 2009|03:37 pm] |
20/7/09 - 22/7/09 - Ill 23/7/09 - Art: Commission 24/7/09 - Ill 25/7/09 - Art: Commission 26/7/09 - 1/8/09 - Ill 2/8/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 3/8/09 - Ill 4/8/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 5/8/09 - 10/8/09 - Ill
( Review: Bloomsbury Classic Ghost Stories )
This book is: * - short * - heavy going * - full of old stories
This book is not: * - interesting * - scary * - worth buying |
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| Villains! |
[Jul. 19th, 2009|05:05 pm] |
19/6/09 - 21/6/09 - Ill 22/6/09 - Day Off 23/6/09 - 19/6/09 - Ill
( Review: Villains!, ed. Mary Gentle & Neil Gaiman )
This book is: * - mediocre * - contained of a couple of good stories * - an uncomfortable blend of fantasy and light humour
This book is not: * - villainous * - heavy going * - memorable |
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| Midnight |
[Jun. 5th, 2009|05:35 pm] |
12/5/09 - 26/5/09 - Ill 27/5/09 - Art: Cthulhu 28/5/09 - 31/5/09 -Ill 1/6/09 - Art: Commission 2/6/09 - Ill 3/6/09 - Art: Commission 4/6/09 - Ill
( Review: Midnight, ed. Charles L. Grant )
This book is: * - worth reading to see how not to write horror * - trashy horror, with the emphasis on "trash" * - accidentally comical in its ineptitude
This book is not: * - worth buying second-hand * - well proofread * - good at all |
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| How Not to Write a Novel by Howard Mittelmark & Sandra Newman |
[May. 11th, 2009|07:52 pm] |
12/4/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 13/4/09 - 17/4/09 - Ill 18/4/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 19/4/09 - Ill 20/4/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 21/4/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 22/4/09 -Ill 23/4/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 24/4/09 - Ill 25/4/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 26/4/09 - 11/5/09 - Ill
( Review: How Not to Write a Novel by Howard Mittelmark & Sandra Newman )
This book is: * - light-hearted * - full of amusingly awful examples * - a friendly guide to better writing
This book is not: * - new or unique in its advices * - consistent in its conceit * - particularly deep |
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| Lord of the Night by Simon Spurrier |
[Apr. 10th, 2009|03:19 pm] |
23/3/09 - Art: Dark Redemption profiles 24/3/09 - 27/3/09 - Ill 28/3/09 - Art: Dark Redemption sketches 29/3/09 - Art: Dark Redemption sketches 30/3/09 - Day Off 01/4/09 - Ill 02/4/09 - Ill 03/4/09 - 05/4/09 - Holiday 06/4/09 - Ill 07/4/09 - Day Off 08/4/09 - Ill 09/4/09 - 11/4/09 - Blocked [social]
( Review: Lord of the Night by Simon Spurrier )
This book is: * - surprisingly good * - character-driven * - mostly about Zso Sahaal
This book is not: * - good beyond its two main characters * - more than competantly written * - well-ended |
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