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Lesser Problems. Resurrected Post.

June 12, 2016 Lesser Problems In the grand scheme of the things, the sweeping panorama of mankind’s struggles, it isn’t much of a problem. “Minuscule” gives it too much credit. But this is my web log and I’ll complain if I want to. Seems to happen to me every time. I reserve a couple of… Continue reading Lesser Problems. Resurrected Post.

The Great Garret Reread Part V

The reread continues. As with last week, traveling prevented me from continuing with the re-uploading of lost posts. Eventually I will get that project back on track. However, in the meantime, I’ve been reading. That is, rereading. Along with Petty Pewter Gods — the opposite bookend of the relatively serious Faded Steel Heat — Angry… Continue reading The Great Garret Reread Part V

The Great Garrett Re-read IV

Petty Pewter Gods Glen Cook shifts the tone of the series in Petty Pewter Gods. There is always a lighthearted, wise-ass element to the books, but in PPG Cook seems to be interested in experimenting with a broader style of humor, almost slapstick.

The Great Garrett Re-Read Part III.

The re-read of Glen Cook’s Garrett Files continues and reaches the halfway mark. And I follow up with some pictures of the fun and games I enjoyed the day prior to this web log post. So, on with the show.

The Great Garrett Re-Read Part II.

Let’s continue reviewing the Garrett Files series, shall we? Old Tin Sorrows. If you’ve jumped into the Garrett novels after Old Tin Sorrows, you might be wondering about the painting hanging on the wall in Garrett’s office. OTS provides the story behind it.

More Too Late Book Reviews. Resurrected Post.

March 27, 2016 More Too Late Book Reviews I admit that I get around to reading certain influential, well-regarded, even seminal books rather late. Given finite time, the truth is many of them I’ll give a miss entirely. Better late than never, goes the axiom, a truism that’s probably circumstantial in application. In the circumstance… Continue reading More Too Late Book Reviews. Resurrected Post.

Styles. Resurrected Post.

January 31, 2016 Styles I’ve nearly completed re-reading “The Worm Ouroboros,” E.R. Eddison’s underappreciated masterpiece. It is a mine worth delving into again, its depths not fully plumbed, its treasures still unmeasured. If I haven’t made myself clear, I love it. The villains are Shakespearean, complex and fascinating. The heros are Homeric, grandly larger than… Continue reading Styles. Resurrected Post.

The Great Garrett Reread Begins.

Rereading LOTR engenders a warm, comforting contentment. Rereading Garrett offers a sense of rightness, of completion. One is coming home, the other is going to the pub. Each appeals. The Garrett books were…influential. I won’t say foundational, since I didn’t start reading them until college. But once I started I didn’t look back, picking up… Continue reading The Great Garrett Reread Begins.

Home. Resurrected Post.

January 17, 2016 Home Hobbits are the quintessential homebodies. So it is no wonder that Professor Tolkien’s literary masterpiece includes one of the few examples in speculative fiction of a lovingly detailed home. Bag End is so finely realized that most of us would love to live there. That makes it a rarity. Homes in speculative… Continue reading Home. Resurrected Post.