Category: Books

  • The Way of Kings (By the Cover): The Perfect Primer

    Credit to the artist, Michael Whelan. You can learn more about him and his art at the link right here. It’s interesting to see how cover art evolves over the course of a book series. Does it get more complex? Or does it become simpler? Do the covers gain more meaning and significance or less?…

  • My Darling, My Hamburger: Don’t let the title fool you

    My roommate made me read this book. He was quite enthusiastic that I do so. I was expecting it to be some fun little high school comedy. What I got was a depressing story about peer pressure and abortions. Thanks, roomy. My Darling, My Hamburger stars Sean, Liz, Dennis, and Maggie (as you may have…

  • The Man in the Brown Suit: A Totally Not Toxic Relationship

    Aw… no Papa Poirot this time. Damn. Oh well. I’m sure our new main character can command the spotlight like he did. Anne Beddingfeld, our new protagonist, is made an orphan after her archeologist father’s sudden death. Yearning for adventure, she makes her way to London, where she works to pay her bills. One day,…

  • Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: By the Cover

    Ah, Hitchiker’s Guide. If ever there was a perfect example of over-the-top sci-fi comedy done well, these books would be it. I used to read these books on the train, back when I first started blogging. They made the long and often tedious trips much more entertaining. But how’s the cover? Well, it’s basically just…

  • Kelsier: The Survivor of Hathsin

    *Spoilers for the first Mistborn book ahead!* I was originally planning to avoid talking about Mistborn again until we saw something from the movie (oh yeah, that’s a thing that’s happening, apparently). But I’m not a patient man. If you guys didn’t know that at this point, I’d be pretty shocked. The mentor character is…