Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
Machineries of Empire ; book 1 …the battle of wits between a disgraced captain and her undead advisor, a brilliant tactician and mass murderer who might be out to kill her...
10 February 2017
The LEGO Batman Movie dir. by Chris McKay
Always be yourself. Unless you can be Batman. In the irreverent spirit of fun that made “The LEGO® Movie” a worldwide phenomenon, the self-described leading man of that ensemble – LEGO...
6 February 2017
The Prestige [based on book] by Christopher Priest dir. by Christopher Nolan
Enjoyed this a lot more second time around, after more than ten years… man am I ever old.
4 February 2017
Moana dir. by John Musker, Ron Clements
Moana, a spirited teenager and born navigator, sets sail from the ancient South Pacific islands of Oceania in search of a fabled island. During her incredible journey, she teams up with...
15 January 2017
All We Shall Know by Donal Ryan
Melody Shee is alone and in trouble. Her husband doesn’t take her news too well. She doesn’t want to tell her father yet because he’s a good man and this could...
6 November 2016
The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson
rec’d by Wobuffat (Metafilter) based on Michael Chabon’s review Acclaimed as one of the best historical novels ever written, this engaging saga of Viking adventure in 10th century northern Europe has...
18 September 2016
The tropic of serpents : a memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan
The memoirs of Lady Trent : book 2 Three years after her fateful journeys through the forbidding mountains of Vystrana, Mrs. Camherst defies family and convention to embark on an expedition...
20 August 2016
The Philosopher Kings by Jo Walton
Thessaly ; book 2 From acclaimed, award-winning author Jo Walton: Philosopher Kings, a tale of gods and humans, and the surprising things they have to learn from one another. Twenty years...
13 July 2016
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
The Raven Cycle ; book 4 For years, Gansey has been on a quest to find a lost king. One by one, he’s drawn others into this quest: Ronan, who steals...
10 June 2016
Half Nelson dir. by Ryan Fleck
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret. Dunne (Gosling) is introduced to the viewer...
4 June 2016
Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
Book 3 in The Raven Cycle1 There is danger in dreaming. But there is even more danger in waking up. Blue Sargent has found things. For the first time in her...
29 May 2016
The South by Colm Tóibín
ISBN: 0330323334 In 1950, Katherine Proctor leaves Ireland and her family for Barcelona, determined to become a painter. There she meets Miguel, an anarchist veteran of the Spanish Civil War, and...
15 May 2016
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