Book Review: Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante by Susan Elia MacNeal It is late December, 1941. The Japanese have attacked Pearl Harbor, and America is now at war with the Axis powers. The United States’ alliance with Great Britain is now an active one, and to cement that alliance, Prime Minister Winston Churchill has crossed the ocean… Continue reading Book Review: Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante
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Anime Review: One-Punch Man
Anime Review: One-Punch Man Saitama used to be an unemployed salaryman (white-collar worker) whose life was going nowhere. When a (relatively weak) monster attacked, Saitama remembered his boyhood dream of becoming a hero who could defeat any opponent with a single punch. He trained really hard, and became that hero…but if you can defeat any… Continue reading Anime Review: One-Punch Man
Open Thread: Reading Challenges
Back in November, some folks in the Booklr community of Tumblr organized a challenge called #readwomen. The idea was to deliberately read books written by women for pleasure in December. For full participation, every book should be written by a woman, but I opted to just increase the proportion by picking from my to read… Continue reading Open Thread: Reading Challenges
Anime Review: The Kindaichi Case Files Return
Anime Review: The Kindaichi Case Files Return Hajime Kindaichi is a high school junior who has a reputation for laziness and poor grades. His childhood friend Miyuki Nanase alternates between being sweet on him and irritated by his antics. What makes Kindaichi different from most teenage underachievers is that he’s the grandson of famous detective… Continue reading Anime Review: The Kindaichi Case Files Return
Book Review: Night of Delusions
Book Review: Night of Delusions by Keith Laumer (also published as Knight of Delusion) Florin (Colonel Florin back during the War) is a private security specialist who’s on vacation when he is called upon by government operatives. They hire him to perform bodyguard duty for a senator. It seems this senator has gone insane, and the… Continue reading Book Review: Night of Delusions
Comic Book Review: Poseurs
Comic Book Review: Poseurs written by Deborah Vankin, art by Rick Mays Jenna Berry is a Jewish-Cherokee teen living in a downmarket part of Los Angeles. Her mother is a hard-drinking legal secretary who has been dating a string of pretty boys, and they’re always on the verge of poverty. When Mom’s shoplifting costs Jenna… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Poseurs
Book Review: Dark Waters
Book Review: Dark Waters by Michael Merriam Disclaimer: My copy is an uncorrected proof; there may be changes in the final product (I am hoping for many less spellchecker typos.) Many years ago, Richard Martz ran afoul of the law forbidding children who have both mage and fey blood from being born. His lover and… Continue reading Book Review: Dark Waters
Manga Review: Let’s Dance a Waltz
Manga Review: Let’s Dance a Waltz by Natsumi Ando Tango Minami’s mother runs a ballroom dance school, where he helps out as a dance instructor (he’s tall for a junior high student.) But due to a disastrous mistake in his childhood, Tango has decided never to take another full-time partner, and thus not qualify for… Continue reading Manga Review: Let’s Dance a Waltz
Book Review: The League of Regrettable Superheroes
Book Review: The League of Regrettable Superheroes by Jon Morris There have been thousands of superheroes created for comic books since their origins in the 1930s. Some of them have gone on to lasting success like Superman, Spider-Man or Batman. Others have had solid B-list careers, staying in the minds of fandom, if not the… Continue reading Book Review: The League of Regrettable Superheroes
Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2015)
Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2015) by various creators. It’s the third anniversary of this blog, and as is my custom, I’ll be looking at the current lineup of Weekly Shonen Jump, the online version of Shounen Jump. For those just joining us, Shounen Jump is the top-selling shounen manga (boys’ comic book) in Japan. Many of its series… Continue reading Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2015)