Friday, February 22, 2008

Who’s Afraid of Beowulf?

I recently finished reading Tom Holt’s Who’s Afraid of Beowulf?  It was a fairly entertaining story, and well written.


I enjoyed Holt’s treatment not only of how Vikings might move about in today’s world, but also at how the world of Vikings and of today might not be so different after all.  That made for a very entertaining read, actually.  And of course, the connection (or the discontinuity in our minds) between technology and magic is always fun to consider.  I liked how Holt handled that in such a lighthearted fashion in the book.

This is one of those novels I picked up cheap somewhere at some library sale or another.  It was worth the small amount I paid for it, and also the time invested in reading.  It might not be the most brilliant book ever written, but it was fun all the same.
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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Artemis Fowl

When the Artemis Fowl series first came out, I was told it was “the next Harry Potter.”  While I can’t fully agree with it in those terms, I do see where the comparison comes in.  A memorable boy character,  a whole bunch of magic, humor, a rollicking fun time… it does stand up in those regards.  I have not read the whole series, like I have with Harry Potter, but I enjoyed what I have read of Artemis Fowl a good deal.


One of the things I really like about the story is that the reader’s sympathies don’t necessarily lie with the titular protagonist.  In fact, one is more likely to sympathize with just nearly everyone else in the story more than with Artemis.  Somehow, that makes the read more fun, for me.

I will be giving a copy of the book to my 8 1/2 year old goddaughter today.  I haven’t heard any of the kids I know talking about the book, so I am eager to see how she likes it.  I have a feeling she’ll get a good laugh at it.
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Monday, July 2, 2007

Funny Videos

I have come across the blog site of Aaaai! Tal while I was browsing through the sites of great bloggers at Review Back.  We decided to exchange reviews on each others blogs, and so I wanted to introduce you to the work going on at that blog site.


The blog is kept by a group that makes funny videos.  You can find them at You Tube as well, if you’d like to have a look there.

I saw some funny video clips on the site, and it is one that I will point friends to as well.  So, this isn’t just a review-swap exercise… I really did enjoy the site, and recommend you pop in to have a laugh at what they’ve got going on.

Enjoy!

You can find their review of my site here
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