Category: How’s This Book?

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…