James' Online Book Club
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Month: January 2021
REVIEWING “THE ROAD TO JONESTOWN”: THE DARK SIDE OF BLIND FAITH
Book Reviewed: The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn Genre: True Crime, Biography, Religious Studies Publisher: Simon & Shuster in 2017 ($28 for hardcover; $18 for paperback) One of my guilty pleasures is an ever developing obsession with cults… Continue Reading “REVIEWING “THE ROAD TO JONESTOWN”: THE DARK SIDE OF BLIND FAITH”
REVIEWING “DOOMSDAY CLOCK”: CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE “WATCHMEN”…IN THE DAWN OF SUPERMAN
Book Reviewed: Doomsday Clock, parts 1 and 2. Written by Geoff Johns, illustrated by Gary Frank (based on, and continuing the story of Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons). Genre: superhero comics (collected into a graphic novel) Published By: DC, collected in two… Continue Reading “REVIEWING “DOOMSDAY CLOCK”: CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE “WATCHMEN”…IN THE DAWN OF SUPERMAN”
REVIEWING “DOOMSDAY CLOCK”: CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE WATCHMEN…IN THE DAWN OF SUPERMAN
Book Reviewed: Doomsday Clock, parts 1 and 2. Written by Geoff Johns, illustrated by Gary Frank (based on, and continuing the story of Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons). Genre: superhero comics (collected into a graphic novel) Published By: DC, collected in two… Continue Reading “REVIEWING “DOOMSDAY CLOCK”: CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF THE WATCHMEN…IN THE DAWN OF SUPERMAN”
A TALK WITH AARON CROCKER
And here we have the artist formerly known as… Erin. Aaron Crocker is one of my online friends, and he writes poetry and prose as well as works in the film industry. Book credits include Synchronicity and Menoetius, and Forbidden, an experimental dark fiction… Continue Reading “A TALK WITH AARON CROCKER”
REVIEWING “THEY CALLED US ENEMY”: BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES SHOW US THE GREY OF OUR OWN EVIL
Book Reviewed: They Called Us Enemy, written by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott. Illustrated by Harmony Becker. Genre: autobiographical graphic novel Published By: Top Shelf Productions in 2019 ($19.99 for the traditional paperback; $25 for the expanded hardcover edition) Nearly everyone who… Continue Reading “REVIEWING “THEY CALLED US ENEMY”: BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES SHOW US THE GREY OF OUR OWN EVIL”
REVIEWING “MEG”: TERROR BEYOND THE HIGH SEAS
Book Reviewed: MEG, Special Anniversary Edition, by Steve Alten Genre: science fiction thriller; shark terror Published By: Originally by Doubleday 1997; republished in a revised/expanded edition by Rebel Press ($24.95 in hardcover; $16 in trade paperback) You hate to say it, but sometimes the… Continue Reading “REVIEWING “MEG”: TERROR BEYOND THE HIGH SEAS”
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