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May 14, 2014
THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE [2013], by Neil Gaiman
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 8/10 Gaiman writes this short novel from the point of view of a man recollecting his memories from when he was a young boy. I don’t know if the POV works for this story, as neither age really seemed to come to the forefront. As a result, the narrative is sort […]
March 6, 2014
Novels Within Novels
In my new novel (“THIS NEVER HAPPENED“), I’m exploring the novel-within-a-novel concept. Stop me if you’ve heard this before. It’s true, I already did this in my second book (“THE FALLING“). In The Falling, my main character (Tommy) is a novelist whose debut work (“BLANC“) was essentially a detective story set in 1940′s New York. […]
February 24, 2014
Excerpt: THIS NEVER HAPPENED – Chapter Four
In an effort to share some of what I’m currently working on, here is an excerpt from the beginning of Chapter Four of my new novel, THIS NEVER HAPPENED. Our protagonist, Cepik “Epic” Small, is a lonely soul in his mid-twenties. He’s a little lost in New York (Coney Island specifically) and searching for his […]
February 23, 2014
Progress
Just a quick update on the progress of my third novel, still tentatively called “THIS NEVER HAPPENED.” Things are coming along great! I’m still mostly working in the outlining stage, with roughly four chapters fully written. I’ve had a few major plot points that were tying my story together, but they weren’t really tying each […]
February 2, 2014
AVENGERS FOREVER [1999], by Kurt Busiek & Carlos Pacheco
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 8/10 I just read this for probably the fourth time and it still stands up as one of my favorite Avengers stories. Definitely NOT for the casual reader, AVENGERS FOREVER requires readers to have a good amount of Avengers history under their belts to be really enjoyed. Kurt Busiek is at […]
January 24, 2014
THE BIOLOGY OF LUCK [2013], by Jacob M. Appel
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 8/10 The Biology of Luck has so much going for it, but the truth is that it has its detractors as well. The gimmick here is that our main character (Larry) is in love with a girl (Starshine) and he is finally getting his first date with her tonight. How exciting […]
January 13, 2014
Favorite Books I Read in 2013
My Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge saw me complete 46 books this year! Granted, many of these were graphic novels but there were also 16 novels, which is probably the most I’ve ever read in a single year. I’m a slow reader, give me a break. Not counting books that I re-read this year (I’m always […]
Favorite Books I Read This Year
My Goodreads 2013 Reading Challenge saw me complete 46 books this year! Granted, many of these were graphic novels but there were also 16 novels, which is probably the most I’ve ever read in a single year. I’m a slow reader, give me a break. Not counting books that I re-read this year (I’m always […]
December 30, 2013
THE BEAUTIFUL LAND [2013], by Alan Averill
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 7/10 You ever start reading a book and after only a few pages you stop and think, “Holy shit. This is maybe going to be my favorite book of all time”? It’s happened a few times for me in the past, and I love feeling like I’ve found THE PERFECT book […]
December 14, 2013
GRIPPED [2013], by Jason Donnelly
R. Tim Morris’ Rating: 6/10 *Spoiler Alert!* This is a tough one for me. There is enough of a solid concept and quirky humor in the book to make me enjoy it, but there was also more than enough repetitiveness and odd writing choices throughout to make me lose interest for brief lapses. When you’ve […]
