Tag: Books
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The Silmarillion: Religious History Textbook, Fantasy Edition
Written By: J.R.R. Tolkien Edited By: Christopher Tolkien Page Count: 365 Narrated By: Martin Shaw Published: September 15th, 1977 Link to Purchase Of all the writers that have ever published a book at any point in their lives, none have inspired me more than J.R.R. Tolkien. His characters and world inspired me more than anything…
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Good Omens: A Demon, An Angel, and The Anti-Christ (How’s This Book?)
Written By: Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Published By: Gollancz (UK) and Workman (US) Narrated By: Martin Jarvis Page Count: 288 Release Date: May 1st, 1990 Link to Purchase (Amazon) On the 31st of this month, Amazon Prime will be debuting their latest original streaming series: ‘Good Omens‘. Naturally, the series trailer caught my eye,…
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Ready Player One: Not a Game I’d Play (How’s This Book?)
Author: Ernest Cline Published By: Random House Audio Version Narrated By: Wil Wheaton Page Count: 385 Publication Date: August 16th, 2011 Link to Purchase (Amazon) I can still remember when this book first came out. It took the world, or at least the corner of it I lived in, by storm! Most people I knew…
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Game of Thrones: No, Not the TV Show (How’s This Book?)
Book One of the ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ Series Written By: George R. R. Martin Published By: Bantam Books Page Count: 835 Release Date: August 1st, 1996 Fucking hell. Where do I even start with this one? The Game of Thrones TV show is currently under a lot of fire. The fans hate it, the…
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The Dispatcher: All Beginning and End, No Middle (How’s This Book?)
Author: John Scalzi Published By: Audible Narrated By: Zachary Quinto Hardcover Published By: Subterranean Page Count: 128 Pages Run Time: 2 Hours, 18 Minutes Release Date: October 4th, 2016 (Audio), May 31st, 2017 (Hardcover) Half-baked is the best description I could give this book. Initially, I was really excited for ‘The Dispatcher’. It had very…
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