It's here, the end of another year. They fly by faster and faster, so fast it seems that soon I wont even notice. I'll start missing holidays in my distraction, and become one of those old people asking what month it is. But for now I have my wits, and I have goals! I completed …
Phoenix (2015)
I'm not usually very interested in war movies. In fact war is the least interesting genre of any entertainment to me. But AV Club had this movie near the top of their best of 2015 list, so I checked it out on a whim. Phoenix is about a woman who escaped from a concentration camp …
The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber
I recently discovered that my favorite movie in recent years, Under the Skin, was based on a novel by Michel Faber. I'd never heard of him and decided to try this unusual, sci-fi drama. The plot centers around a Christian Missionary, Peter, who is traveling to a distant world to minister to alien creatures. This …
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The Grace of Kings, by Ken Liu
Ken Liu is one of the major names in modern short science fiction, and I'm a big fan. When I heard he had a novel out I jumped at the chance to buy it--only to be disappointed when I found out it was a fantasy novel instead of sci fi. But I got it anyway, …
No Country for Old Men, by Cormac McCarthy
I'm not sure why I read this. The only other thing I'd read of McCarthy's was The Road, which I read back when I thought I wanted to write a post apocalyptic novel (barf). For some reason I pulled this one off the shelf at half priced books and read a couple pages, then decided I …
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Jonas David 