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Astonishing X-Men, Volume 5: Ghost Box
Astonishing X-Men, Volume 5: Ghost Box by Warren Ellis Illustrator: Simone Bianchi Format: Premiere Hardcover Comic Published: 2008 Publisher: Marvel Comics Collects: #25-30 Joss Whedon wrote the first 25 issues of Astonishing X-Men, which is really what got me on the series initially. The fact that Warren Ellis, a favourite comic writer of mine, took over for a period after that was another nice little surprise. I was just getting back into comics when I read the Whedon run of this, so I wasn’t sure if it was me adjusting to the comic format or the comic itself that left me a bit bewildered. There were a lot of moments…
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Gaiman and Pratchett
On the back of my father’s copy of Good Omens was this photo. I read it in the mid-nineties and remember thinking how perfect it was for the book, how hilariously rock star they looked, and how I needed to grow Pratchett’s beard someday. Neil Gaiman wrote this about it: It was taken in Kensal Green Cemetery in February. Terry borrowed the white jacket from our editor, Malcolm Edwards, and grumbled that it did nothing to keep him warm on a very cold day. “Sometimes you have to be cold to look cool,” I told him. “It’s all right for you,” he said. “You’re wearing a leather jacket.” “You could…
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If Only We Had Taller Been
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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway Published: 1952 Somehow I went thirty years before I read Hemingway. That is just not right. I’ve been itching to read A Moveable Feast for some time now but figured I should have at least one of his fictional works under my belt before tackling his memoirs, so I picked up what is said to be one of his most loved stories. You did not kill the fish only to keep alive and to sell for food, he thought. You killed him for pride and because you are a fisherman. You loved him when he was alive and you loved him…
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Lullaby
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk Published: 2002 It was a hot afternoon, and I was lying over the covers on my bed next to a cute girl. The open window to our right cooled us with a light breeze as we both read our separate books. She told me she was reading about a girl who decided to live a greener life by making a small change every day for a year. She said it was informative, inspirational, funny, and changing her for the better. Then she asked what I was reading, to which I had to respond, “It’s a book about an old African song…that…kills babies.” Oh. So I read…
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John Irving at Home
Time Magazine did a fun feature showing John Irving at home with snippets of him discussing his writing technique and life. I haven’t read any of his books yet, but I really enjoy little peeks into the lives of authors, and I’d love to see more of these.
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American on Purpose
American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson Published: 2009 Narrated by: Craig Ferguson It’s been a bit of a crazy month, and as a result I’ve managed to finish…NOTHING. I listened to this book over a month ago now, so that shows just how on top of things I’ve been. Life’s starting to settle, though, so I’m hoping to get back to bookworming it up again. I’ve discovered a new love this last year and a half, and that is listening to the self-narrated autobiographies of comedians. I love comedy and stand-up, something that ranks up there in my top five list of things I’d be terrified of ever attempting, so…