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A Greater Monster
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Death by Zamboni
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Jeff VanderMeer likes A Greater Monster
I am thunderstruck. One of my favorite authors, fantasy author Jeff VanderMeer, just rated A Greater Monster 4 stars on Goodreads. I thanked him on Twitter, and he said it was "...a really cool and unique read! Beautiful book, too, in the design."
Here's my review of VanderMeer's brilliant book Annihilation, part one of a new trilogy. Part two, Authority, was just released and is up next in my queu Read more of this blog post »
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Music Review: Shpongle
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Live concert: 5/14/11, Congress Theater in Chicago
The Scallion
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My homage to (and audition for) The Onion
What I learned in Canadia (and Portland), eh?
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a brief summary of what i learned in Canada (and Portland.) Eh.
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A useful sanitized version of Buddhism. Buddhism isn't mentioned once in the entire book, that I can recall. Instead the focus is about how the practices of meditation and mindfulness can help with stress reduction and pain relief. Just as in The New ...more |
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This is a review of all three books in the War with No Name series: Mort(e), Culdesac and D’Arc. This series is an interesting new spin on Planet of the Apes. It surrounds a war between evolved animals and humans. The greatest foe of the humans, respo ...more |
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With so much stress about the election and the affliction of a racist-fascist-sexist-disgusting-gas-lighting President, I was experiencing tremendous anxiety and found I needed to read a book that was a soothing balm. There are plenty of flaws with A ...more |
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Disclaimer: L.S. asked me to provide an editorial read of this book and provide him a promotional blurb. Second disclaimer: I would not have provided him (or any author) a blurb if I didn't honestly like the work. The Arden is a great, weird read! It ...more |
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“My biggest objection to Marxism has been the presumption that industry should exist at all. I think the unstoppable juggernaut which is global warming demonstrates that processing natural materials on an industrial scale is a suicidal practice.”
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“It makes sense that your response to a bad break-up line would be to set someone on fire," I responded. "Fire is magical to us because it embodies the passage of time. We can never grasp time because it is invisible, unreachable and continually slipping from our grasp. Do we live in the present? How can we? The present is infinitesimally small. It can't contain human action. We teeter on the brink between our assumed future...where we will be in moments to come...and our memory of the past...where we think we just were. The present doesn't exist in a comprehensible way. Similarly, fire is something we can neither grasp nor touch, yet it has a clear effect...the decay and collapse of life, the acceleration of entropy. Thus when we stand mesmerized by fire, we are actually mesmerized by our own mortality.”
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“To the people who are upset about their hard-earned tax money going to things they don’t like: welcome to the f*cking club. Reimburse me for the Iraq war and oil subsidies, and diaphragms are on me!”
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“Yes, the long war on Christianity. I pray that one day we may live in an America where Christians can worship freely! In broad daylight! Openly wearing the symbols of their religion... perhaps around their necks? And maybe -- dare I dream it? -- maybe one day there can be an openly Christian President. Or, perhaps, 43 of them. Consecutively.”
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“If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us American -- our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that.”
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“It's funny. When we were alive we spent much of our time staring up at the cosmos and wondering what was out there. We were obsessed with the moon and whether we could one day visit it. The day we finally walked on it was celebrated worldwide as perhaps man's greatest achievement. But it was while we were there, gathering rocks from the moon's desolate landscape, that we looked up and caught a glimpse of just how incredible our own planet was. Its singular astonishing beauty. We called her Mother Earth. Because she gave birth to us, and then we sucked her dry.”
― Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
― Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
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Oh, I had somehow missed the link to your etsy shop.I see you are also a fan of Kiyoshi Awazu! 😍
Thanks for the friend invite. Yes I am loving Tristam Shandy. I had never read anything by Laurence Sterne and found the collection of his works at Amazon so downloaded it and have been enjoying it. I have had a few strokes and read slow anyway, but I do have a little more trouble with his works but am glad that I found the set of the works. Very enjoyable.
Thanks for the friend invite. Happy Reading!
Hello, David David! Thank you for contacting me! Happy Monday! I hope you're well and ready for another new week. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Have a nice day. Blessings!Best wishes from Majenta
Thanks for the friend invite, David. I've long been a fan of fantasy and sci-fi but my interests have expanded greatly in the past few years. Looking forward to perusing your shelves and reviews. Happy reading in the meantime.
No worries, glad you're fine and getting work done.
You don't seem to hang out in these parts anymore, David -- hope you're fine and just busy with projects.
Sorry, I just couldn't resist sharing this: 
I like your latest profile photo, DDK. It's a subtle reminder that your book is still waiting to be read--and it will be!
My good buddy Arthur Graham is giving away 3 copies of his novel Editorial. You can enter here:https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
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Karlyflower *The Vampire Ninja, Luminescent Monster & Wendigo Nerd Goddess of Canada (according to The Hulk)*
Haha, thanks David :). Frances is fabulous peoples!
Happy New Year, double D - all the best for 2014!
No probs! It looked really good - I love cat-related books. Also - Hello! Thanks for the friend request! It's so nice to see other authors here who are all about books and book-reviewing, and not just about self-promoting! Here's to the love of reading!BRB~~ stalking your shelves.
Hullo there, new GR friend! Thank you for the friend request and your kind words -- here's hoping I'll be able to live up to whatever expectations ifer's set you up for. :)We do see to have numerous overlapping books but differing opinions. I like that in people. But I like your favorite authors and the fact that you've read oodles of things I need to devour (Warped Passages, At Swim-Two-Birds, My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist, &c.) even more.
Lady Liberty is sure taking, um, liberties, ain't she? I guess she got tired of standing on that pedestal.
*jealous* You met Mack? Kabuki was my first comics love. Fables is great but the first couple trades weren't amazing. Not sure which one you meant you'll review but I'd love to read either.
You're reading Kabuki - I *adore David Mack. :)And I've got to read your Canada/Portland writing. I left my heart in Portland.
Apparently today is the birthday of Frank Zamboni, 1901. He's 112. But cryogenically frozen. In an ice rink. Which leads me to my point ---> Death by Zamboni
All the best for your projects in 2013, D2.
Hi David, and thanks so much for the kind message and friend request. I'm delighted to accept. :)
Hey David - thanks for the friend request. I see your novel was already on my tbr list....looking forward to it.
Oh my goodness, that is hilarious! I can't imagine how long that must have taken to make!
Congratulations on the Gold metal! That is awesome!
fantastic tastes David, nice to meet you.
Just posted two videos of my reading in NYC at KGB Bar in Manhattan. Thank you Lori Hettler of The Next Best Book Club!http://www.goodreads.com/videos/25531...
http://www.goodreads.com/videos/25530...
Happy Holidays David! If you have a chance you should youtube "Fruitcake" by The Superions. It's bizarre and hilarious so I think you'll like it. Destination Christmas is the album name and I'll be listening to this throughout the weekend :) CHEERS to you and yours!
That's great! I tried to browbeat some of my arts & letters friends into attending, but I think they were having deadline panic.
Excellent book launch/reading last night at Quimby's. I had a fantastic time!
I'm so excited that your kickstarter project is get such recognition! I cannot wait to read A GREATER MONSTER and see what the cover art will look like! I feel like a kid in a candy store - just wanted to let you know that :)
Take a look at Charlie Courtland's blog: Bitsy Bling Books: http://bitsybling.blogspot.com/2011/0...My book was featured along with a brief interview.
it ain't easy!man, goodreads needs to work on their commenting interface... SOMEONE SHOULD WRITE A LETTER!
i certainly have read them! what do you take me for, a cretin??? i didn't like them as much as the other two though... for some reason i like o'brien more when he's being more realistic, which i know is odd, given my usual taste... :)
hi david! it's not very often i meet someone who likes alfred bester AND jeanette winterson!! pretty cool.
Thanks for the invite -- I look forward to reading your reviews!
Thanks for the friendship-Your review of iZombie really makes me want to read it-I not a zombie person.
Missing you~! Stay strong, Hang in there! I have faith in you!
Slow going through my current book...but it's up next!
Bravo sir. Great job. Thanks for the amazing read.
UHHHHG! I have no idea what is up with Barnes and Noble. *shakes fist*
let me know what you find out because I know many people who pre-ordered through there, and I worry now why it hasn't come...
what medium did you order it through? Barnes and Noble is usually faster than Amazon. I'm surprised it hasn't come yet.
