onefinemess | June 12, 2011
by: Steven Erikson OK. I admit it, I had the lowest expectations I’ve had yet going into this series. Why? Because it was YET ANOTHER entirely new cast. OK, that’s not quite true – this is the backstory, or some of it at least, for a character introduced last book. Sort of like how House [...]
onefinemess | June 7, 2011
by: Steven Erikson OK, so I stayed up (way too) late last night reading the last 300 or so pages. It doesn’t help that I can’t read the clock from the couch without my glasses. Not in the least. And now I’m drinking Red Bull. This is an odd book. The way it flows. You’ve [...]
onefinemess | June 2, 2011
by: Colson Whitehead This wasn’t quite what I expected. Yes, I know it is somewhat strange to expected an alternate history look at the world, if everything were driven by the elevator world… but that’s what I was sold on! Kind of. Not that I was let down, just deflected a little. I mean, the [...]
onefinemess | May 31, 2011
By: Steven Erikson The cover copy should just say “Shit happens.” Nothing that can be said in the space of a single page could really cover all the craziness in between these covers. Meaning: It’s “business as usual” in Malazan book #3. Seriously though, now I *really* know why the back cover copy for these [...]
onefinemess | May 12, 2011
by: Steven Erikson This book was just as bizarrely addicting/engrossing/consuming/headaching as its predecessor. I must have grown used to the alien style of dialogue, because I only notice that I’m really confused when I think about it. More crazy shit happens here. Some of it related to the previous book. Some of it tying into [...]
onefinemess | May 2, 2011
by: Steven Erickson Alright. So, this was a fairly quick read. Kind of. I have a feeling I could (should?) have spent twice as long on it, re-reading things and flipping back pages to tie them in with other things but sadly, that’s not how I read. I just plow through. So much of the [...]
onefinemess | April 24, 2011
by: Patrick Rothfuss SO GOOD. Really, that’s all I need to say, but I’ll try and take up some more page space. When I read a book I’m really into my temperature drops and my pulse rate rises. Seriously, everytime I put down the book I was cold and my heart was beating. Even the [...]
onefinemess | April 6, 2011
According to librarything, I (only?) read 38 books last year. Somehow that number seems simultaneously very small and very large. I did blog reviews for many of them, so here’s the rundown (sans TheRock), because you know I love lists. Links go to my reviews: Side Jobs: Stories From the Dresden Files Jim Butcher December [...]
onefinemess | November 11, 2010
Towers of Midnight by: Robert Jordan/Brandon Sanderson [no direct spoilers] Yes, I’m a slacker of a fantasy fan. I did not have the book on launch day – because I pre-ordered a signed copy and, you know, mail takes time. I did not finish the book in 24 hours – I wanted to savor it. [...]
onefinemess | September 27, 2010
The Way of Kings by: Brandon Sanderson Let’s just get this out of the way: FIVE STARS It was awesome. There will be minor spoilers in this review, so click out now if that’s your thing. So, what makes it awesome? What doesn’t! By that I mean: not a single chapter, and maybe not even [...]
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