movrev – V for Vendetta
3 stars: Predictable, but well done “V for Vendetta” has a very predictable plot, but is visually well done, with good acting (or voice over?) by Hugo Weaving as V. Stephen Rea also does...
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bookrev: The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston
A new type of fantasy After a while, one grows tired of elves and orcs and barbarians and the typical fantasy stories. Steph Swainston has invented a new and unique world with none of...
bookrev: Getting Back by William Dietrich
Large ideas, a fast paced read, an interesting vision of the future William Dietrich’s novel Getting Back is one of those rare novels that is both interesting and well-paced; I sped through it over...
bookrev: Tepper isn’t Going Out by Calvin Trillian
4 stars: Amusing big city satire When someone knows the minutiae of parking laws, times and places, and wants to get the absolute most out of time on the meter, they are definitly from...
bookrev: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The connectedness of everything You can call it the “small world” phenomena, or the theory that everything is connected. But David Mitchell’s Cloud Atlas portrays a sometimes tight and sometimes loose connection of six...
bookrev: Russian Debutante’s Handbook by Gary Shteyngart
4 stars: Good characters and humor, plot that bogs down in the end The characterization of Vladimir Girshkin is excellent, from how he looks and dresses (which morphs through the book), to how he...