Archive: May 2014
My interest in comics is similar to my interest in TV shows: if they’re not exceptionally good, I quickly lose interest. Well, my relaxation time is currently spent either watching Breaking Bad or reading Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon. Both are just great fun. In my opinion, Hawkeye delivers everything you want in a comic: Great art. Interesting premise (what does Clint […]
If you think of cheap college food when you hear “ramen,” you’re missing out on some incredibly tasty eating. A chef friend of mine introduced me to gourmet ramen many months ago, and I’ve really come to enjoy it. Ramen cuisine not only offers a variety of exotic, delicious combinations of ingredients and flavor, the macros are […]
Sycamore Row is Grisham’s latest novel, and it’s a sequel (of sorts) to A Time to Kill, which is widely considered one of the best–if not the best–legal thrillers ever written (and I agree). In this book, Jake Brigance is back and caught up in the legal affairs of Seth Hubbard, a secretive, rich man that, before killing himself, cut […]
I’m a fan both of Pressfield and Alexander the Great, so I’m not surprised I liked this book. In this piece of historical fiction, Pressfield does a wonderful job transporting you to the ancient times of Alexander, placing you right at his side and in his head during his meteoric rise to conqueror of the world, followed […]
This book gives you an entertaining, in-depth look at the history of Marvel Comics, and of the comic industry as a whole. It’s not really about Marvel’s comics, but of Marvel Comics, the institution. It’s the story of how Marvel went from the B-lister of the 1970s to the juggernaut it is today, through harrowing […]
Steven Pressfield is a multitalented writer, having penned bestsellers both in fiction and nonfiction genres. The War of Art was his first non-fiction title, published in 2002, and it has since exploded in popularity. In this short, no-nonsense book, Pressfield shows us how we can overcome the internal foe of “Resistance” that keeps us from doing the things […]
Ken Follett was only twenty-seven when he wrote Eye of the Needle, and it has remained one of his most celebrated books ever since. It’s tightly plotted, with complications around every corner. The suspense builds with every chapter, never letting up until the terrific climax. The characterization is superb. This is one of Follett’s specialties–creating true-to-life […]
