Itinerant Librarian on Books

From my review:

"I have to say I had a bit of a hard time with this one. The art is interesting, to say the least. I would call it a little surrealistic at times. The plot is not totally clear as it starts in an art exhibit and moves to a man getting pursued and shot. Is it some espionage thing we may ask as the comic starts?"

Click on the link to read the rest of the review on my blog, The Itinerant Librarian. Comments always welcome.

Not that I would tell folks what to read or anything, but this is the best I read for 2014. Links to reviews provided in most cases so you can check them out. As I mentioned in the post, I usually include this list in my annual reading list, but I had such a good year, I separated this into its own post. From graphic novels to nonfiction to erotica and even a kids' book or two, odds are good you may find something to read here.

Go ahead and click on the URL link to visit my blog and check out the post in full. As always, comments welcome. If you pick up something from the list to read, I would love to hear from you as well, positive or negative, it's all about the reading.

This volume collects issues 1-8 of the comic. The volume opens with a nice cover gallery; it features some very neat images of Ash, and this is a nice way to open the volume. Overall, this is a nice sequel to the films as Ash goes back to the Dark Ages where the Wise Man, not so wisely, read the book (you know the one), and so the deadites are unleashed once more. It falls to Ash to save the day. . . again. That is what happens when you don't pay attention and fail to say an incantation correctly. This collection is filled with enough action to satisfy fans of the series. The art was pretty good too, and it brings the story to life. I really liked this one, and it was a fast paced read. Fans of the series will want to pick this one up. It makes a good continuation of the story many love. I would certainly buy it for my library, and public libraries will probably want to get it as well.

I am giving it 4 out of 5 stars.

Disclosure:  This is where I tell you that I read this via NetGalley; it was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. There, The Man should be happy now.

(Crossposted from my blog, The Itinerant Librarian.)

I did this challenge last year, and I did pretty well. This is a challenge that works for me because I do read quite a bit from these services. Thus I am going to try again for this year.

This is the first of various reading challenges I will attempt this year. Stay tuned as I do the sign-up posts for the others. If you use Netgalley and/or Edelweiss, this may be a reading challenge for you as well. Click on the link so you can check out the details, and I already have two titles listed as completed (reviews will come soon).

Happy reading!

New on my blog, my annual reading report and list of books read for 2014. If you see anything on the list you like and you decide to read it, I would love to hear from you and how you liked it (or not). I also add some numbers and some thoughts on reading in general.

So, click on the link. I would be delighted if you check it out. Also, if you find anything good to read off the list, and you read it, I would love to hear from you whether  you like it or not.

New on my blog, some short book reviews of graphic novels and comics I have read recently, plus a bonus item. These are basically books that were quick reads, and I did not think needed long reviews.

Mine would be "Literary Onions Bi-Weekly."

This was amusing, go ahead, check it out.

Definitely. In fact, it is a reason I like being a librarian (though these days, admitting a love of books does not always go with librarianship it seems)

In a very near future, surveillance is everywhere, yet it is not enough. Ben Fischer has helped design Golden Shield, which can be everywhere. Golden Shield has one problem: it still needs a human mind because you still need human intuition to do surveillance well (otherwise you end up sending a S.W.A.T. team to kill a bunch of kids playing cops and robbers instead of killing real robbers).

Read the rest of my review and check this title out. Just click the link above.

My result from the quiz "Which Roman Prose Author Are You?" found at BuzzFeed. The part about liking books is definitely true. Feel free to try it out and let me know who you get.

Click the link to read my short review of this classic Marvel title.

This was a good read with a pretty satisfying ending. And yes, even Boba Fett has his moments when it comes to honoring the legacy of his father and making a dead man proud.

Click the link above to read the full review. As always, comments are welcomed. This is one for Star Wars fans.

This is a beautiful book, and it is one that will likely go on my list of best reads for 2014. For librarians, especially public librarians, and for fans of libraries, this is a book that will warm the heart.

Click the link above to read the full review. As always, comments are welcomed. By the way, I think it is very appropriate that I borrowed this book from my local public library.

A fascinating thing is that many of the ads are for writers who we know as classic, canonical, famous, etc. Even folks like Steinbeck, Updike, and Kerouac had to start somewhere.

Click on the link for the full review and check out a bygone time where books were sold via advertisements, long before bloggers and Amazon.

- Adam Foulds

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This is me pretty much. I do like and keep books, but I do not hold to the illusion or try to collect any for monetary value. I buy books to be read. If they have the text I want, I am happy.

I just got this delightful automated e-mail in my inbox this morning:

"Hi Angel,