8 May 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: economic fiction, Juv/YA
Setting: France, the future
8 Stars
9 Comments
In the near future the economy has collapsed. Money is pretty much useless. Matt and his family have been lucky, they can grow some food and have been sensible, trading and bartering for what they need. But now the raids … Continue reading
21 April 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: Dai Viet Empire, space, the future
9 Stars
0 comments
Ever since she arrived on Prosper Station Quyen has been welcomed by the Honoured Ancestress, the artificial intelligence that runs the station. Now that her husband has been called away to war Quyen is in charge, being guided by the … Continue reading
5 March 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: detective & mystery, thriller
Setting: contemporary, London
9 Stars
2 Comments
Joe Spork is mild mannered clockmaker. He wns and runs a shop fixing clockwork devices, from clocks to Victorian dirty toys. He doesn’t make a profit, in fact, he barely scrapes by. But he is determined to be sensible and … Continue reading
27 September 2011
Cast: Frank Grillo, Jennifer Morrison, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy
Script: Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman, Gavin O'Connor
Genre: drama, sport
Setting: contemporary, USA
9 Stars
2 Comments
The opening scenes of Warrior feature The National’s Start a war and a character listening to Moby Dick. Not what you may expect when going to see a film about mixed martial arts fighters beating the crap out of one … Continue reading
Nailer is a ship breaker, one of those who make their living from scavenging the ships left over from the Accelerated Age. That was a time when oil, metal, resources in general were abundant. Things are different now, and for … Continue reading
Stephen has returned home to take up from his stepfather as pastor. He has also returned in time to sit at his dying mother’s bed side. He knows she is dying and is writing her eulogy, but at the same time remembering his past, as well as the stories and legends that grew up surrounding his grandfather Jeannot.
Zentner’s debut novel is a slow, atmospheric retelling of those childhood memories interspresed with Stephen’s musings on his current situation and relationships with his family members.
16 April 2011
Call no: 4 Stars
Genre: general fiction
Setting: Florida
5 Comments
ISBN: 9780701186029 Our mother performed in starlight. Ava Bigtree lives in Swamplandia! with her family. They wrestle alligators in front of tourists for a living. Until recently Ava’s mother Hillola was the star of the show, her moonlight swim through … Continue reading
25 January 2011
Genre: sff, short stories
Setting: Japan
9 Stars
4 Comments
Read it online at Tor At a time now past, a cat was born. A long time ago in Japan, when cats were new there, an earthquake shook Small Cat’s home, and her city caught fire. In escaping the fire … Continue reading
12 January 2009
Cast: Ahney Her, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley, Clint Eastwood
Script: Dave Johannson, Nick Schenk, Steve Kloves
Genre: drama
4 Comments
This is an odd film. Hard to write about because there are so many different ways to take it. On the one hand it is about a racist old man who despite himself becomes involved in the lives of a … Continue reading
9 September 2008
Cast: Adam Scott, John C. Reilly, Kathryn Hahn, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Will Ferrell
Script: Adam Mckay, John C. Reilly, Ron Koslow, Trevor Munson, Will Ferrell
Genre: comedy
1 Comment
One day my father just said, “Goddamn it, you’re seventeen, stop being a fucking dinosaur and get a job!”