Title: Sisters of Salome
Author: Toni Bently
Rating: 3.5
A book about four women who dared to dance the dance of the seven veils in the late 19th and early 20th century. While it appears to be written as someone's thesis, it did have some interesting bits.
I am attempting to read 100 books this year. I can't promise to wow you with my intellectual selections or spellbinding reviews, but I do welcome you submit book suggestions in the comments section and invite you to set your own book goal. To see the full list of what I have read go here: My 100 Books Challenge List
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Invincible Volume 5: The Facts of Life
Title: Invincible Volume 5: The Facts of Life
Author: Brian Kirkman
Rating: 4
The continuing saga of Invincible and life as a young adult superhero. We get a little more back story on other characters in this one.
Author: Brian Kirkman
Rating: 4
The continuing saga of Invincible and life as a young adult superhero. We get a little more back story on other characters in this one.
Gotham City Sirens Issue 3
Title: Gotham City Sirens Issue 3: Riddle Me This
Author: Scott Lobdell
Rating: 4
Things are mixed up in Gotham...
Author: Scott Lobdell
Rating: 4
Things are mixed up in Gotham...
Friday, October 16, 2009
Runaways Volume 3
Title: Runaways Volume 3: The Good Die Young
Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Rating: 5
Holy crap. I didn't have that one pegged as the traitor!
What's not to love about a series that has a character with a pet telepathic velociraptor.
Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Rating: 5
Holy crap. I didn't have that one pegged as the traitor!
What's not to love about a series that has a character with a pet telepathic velociraptor.
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Disclosure
To ensure I'm up to snuff with the new FTC Guides, here's my disclosure:
I have not received any compensation from the publisher or author of any of the books I have read and reviewed on this list.
I did receive one comic free (Batman and Robin) when my punch card was drawn in the weekly drawing at Maximum Comics.
I have not received any compensation from the publisher or author of any of the books I have read and reviewed on this list.
I did receive one comic free (Batman and Robin) when my punch card was drawn in the weekly drawing at Maximum Comics.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Y: The Last Man Volumes 2 & 3
Title: Y: The Last Man Volume 2: Cycles
Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Rating: 4
Title: Y: The Last Man Volume 3: One Small Step
Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Rating: 4
Interesting things are happening. It's amazing how interesting things in the middle of nowhere can be when trying to guard the last human male on earth.
Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Rating: 4
Title: Y: The Last Man Volume 3: One Small Step
Author: Brian K. Vaughan
Rating: 4
Interesting things are happening. It's amazing how interesting things in the middle of nowhere can be when trying to guard the last human male on earth.
Invincible Volume 4: Head of the Class
Title: Invincible Volume 4: Head of the Class
Author: Robert Kirkman
Rating: 4
Wow....a lot of action in this one. Parallel worlds too!
Author: Robert Kirkman
Rating: 4
Wow....a lot of action in this one. Parallel worlds too!
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Batman: The Killing Joke
Title: Batman: The Killing Joke
Author: Alan Moore
Rating: 4
From what I've read and been told, this is where much of the inspiration of The Joker in The Dark Knight (which I still haven't seen - tried to watch it, but the Blue-Ray from Netflix was scratched).
Author: Alan Moore
Rating: 4
From what I've read and been told, this is where much of the inspiration of The Joker in The Dark Knight (which I still haven't seen - tried to watch it, but the Blue-Ray from Netflix was scratched).
Every Patient Tells a Story
Title: Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
Author: Lisa Sanders, MD
Rating: 4
An interesting, easy read.
Author: Lisa Sanders, MD
Rating: 4
An interesting, easy read.
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