Our last book club selection was Robopocalypse. If you have already read the book, definitely read the discussion between Lauren, Zach , and I. However, I wanted to give a spoiler-free review of the book for those of you who have not yet read it and are thinking about it.
Read more "Book Review: Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson"I usually love reading books written by comedians. Even if they are telling what would ordinarily be a boring story, they often manage bring a witticism to it that allows the story to transcend its boring nature and become enjoyable. I was hoping from the same from Craig Ferguson, but was utterly disappointed. I probably […]
Read more "Audio Book Review: American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson (Read by Craig Ferguson)"Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons, is a hilariously witty, tongue-in-cheek parody of the melodramatic novels published before and around the 1930’s which featured rural life at its finest: laden with the ever-present promise of impending doom and imminent despair (usually featuring a heroine prone to hysteria and fainting spells).
Read more "Book Review: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons"Before listening to Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, I knew Mindy Kaling only as the self-obsessed and sometimes annoying Kelly Kapoor from NBC’s The Office. I didn’t know that she also coproduces the show, and additionally has written some of its most hilarious episodes (anyone remember the episode where Michael accidentally grills his foot […]
Read more "Audio Book Review: Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) By Mindy Kaling (Read by Mindy Kaling)"Heather: My sister, boyfriend, and I have recently started up a book club (if you can even call a meager three people who happen to be reading the same book a club). Unfortunately for me, they share much the same taste in the fantasy/horror genres (a far cry from my beloved Chelsea Handler and Jodi […]
Read more "Book Club in Session: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children"In this weeks roundup of comics (still lagging in my write-ups due to waiting to receive my comics in the mail before I move to a digital format), I read a bunch of the DC 52 comics, including Batman #1, Catwoman #1, I, Vampire #1, Nightwing #1, Supergirl #1, and Wonder Woman #1, in this […]
Read more "My Week in Comics – Woman, Bats, Turtles, and Vamps"Because my issues take a little long to ship (I seriously think I am going to switch to digital comics soon since the closest store is ages away), I ended up getting 2 weeks worth of comics within 2 days. In order to keep the post from getting too long I ended up breaking it […]
Read more "My Week in Comics (Part 2) – Lanterns, Voices, Squads and Super Clones"Alas! The moment I have finally been waiting for. After two weeks of staring out windows each day to see what the mailman had brought me, I finally get my comics that everyone else has been reading for the past two weeks. Apparently they don’t understand how little I like to wait for these things… […]
Read more "My Week in Comics (Part 1) – Action, Bats, and Arrows"[Deep breath] Oh comic smell, how I have missed thee. Yes, A while back I said something about reading more comics, and well, as the piles of unread comics on my dresser goes to show I am a big, stupid liar face. My excuse? I decided to take a rowboat trip across the ocean and […]
Read more "My Week in Comics – Justice League #1 & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1"That’s right! We are back with a new round of questions and answers, this time taking of the ever evolving universe of Scott Pilgrim in order to celebrate the film’s release this weekend (and just how awesome Scott Pilgrim is in general). And this time things get “heated.” Read on to find out why. SPOILERS […]
Read more "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World vs. The Comic vs. The Adaptation vs. The Video Game"
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