Category: Books
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H.P. Lovecraft’s The Alchemist: Humble Beginnings
Ah, H.P. Lovecraft. One of the many artists who only got the appreciation they deserved after their time. The man single-handedly defined cosmic horror as a genre, with works such as The Mountains of Madness and Call of Cthulu. Nowadays, Lovecraft has a unique entertainment empire. Radio dramas, board games, tabletop RPGs, video games, the…
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Elantris: Tell Don’t Show… Without Much Telling
It’s been a while since a book made me genuinely frustrated. Elantris is a very frustrating book. It scratches the surface of greatness but never manages to break through. Instead, it continues to skim the surface until it eventually comes to a disappointing end. The entire time I was reading, I was wondering when it…
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Dawnshard: Cripples and the Sea
I’m hella late on this one, but better late than never. One of the biggest strengths and weaknesses of the Stormlight Archive is its length. Strength because it gives readers plenty of bang for their buck. Weakness because a) the books take forever to catch up on and b) you need to keep track of…
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God of War (The Novelization): Draining the Life from a Masterpiece
The medium a story is presented in is often as important as the story itself. A book may work purely because it has the time to carefully describe everything the story needs at a leisurely pace. A movie may work because of its stand-out visuals, which creates a unique identity. A video game may work…
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Szeth-son-son Vallano: The Assassin in White
*Spoiler alert for The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer, and Rhythm of War!* Also, click here to go to the source of that wonderful Szeth art used in the thumbnail! Thus far, we’ve discussed the three primary protagonists of the Stormlight Archive. At least those introduced in the first book. We’ve done Kaladin,…
