Onefinemess

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2 book reviews: Grave Peril & The Forge in the Forest

onefinemess | December 20, 2009

Grave Peril by: Jim Butcher The Dresden Files do indeed seem to pick up with the third book – as was suggested to me by a few folks elsewhere on the net.  Random note: apparently the author had the 1st 3 written before he was signed. The stakes are raised so high in this book [...]

3 book reviews

onefinemess | December 12, 2009

Because someimes I read fast.  Or the books are short.   Or both. Storm Front (Dresden files 1) by: Jim Butcher and Fool Moon (Dresden files 2) by: Jim Butcher I’m just gonna review these two together since they seem to have the same strengths and weaknesses. As predicted and hoped for, they delivered pretty much [...]

supply and demand

onefinemess | December 11, 2009

OK, so I like those Sobe tea in a glass bottle things.  I like to have them with my lunch once or twice a week.  I only like two flavors: the RED ones.  Dragon & Power.  The ones with the consistency of water/tea/juice – not the nasty ones that are like milkslime.  Coincidentally, these happen [...]

So I picked up some books at random today

onefinemess | December 6, 2009

3: Elric of Melnibone (1st Elric book, been meaning to start this series for a literal decade) The Forge in the Forest, Winter of the World bk 2 (cheap used paperback to hold me over until I can find the HC at a good price) Storm Front – which thankfully has nothing to do with [...]

recent comic blah blah

onefinemess | December 3, 2009

Thor Giant-Size Finale – Wow.  Ouch.  Not just Bill – but Kelda too?  Urk.  I suspect at least one will come back.  Building up some great supporting characters only to throw them under the plot bus is downright insulting.  Seriously.   Making minor characters ONLY to kill them & tug the strings is dumb.  Even if [...]