Previous|| Next This series of posts owes a lot to, and borrows from, June Casagrande’s book on sentence style, It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences. Today, we shall delve in the deepest recesses of the earth, and talk about the abusive step-father of all writers, Grammar Proper. And what's more... Continue Reading →
July in Review at the Grimoire Reliquary and Beyond
Welcome to my first month in review! I've been busy these last few weeks, both on the blog and over at BookNest.eu. I've been busy reading about Mice and Men, Demons and Warded Men and Healer Women, Inquisitor-y men in the 41st Millenium, Time-Travelling Men in love with Tall, Brilliant 60's Women. Some dogs and... Continue Reading →
The Grimoire Digest, 15-22 July: 11/22/63, Thorn of the Night Blossom, Ch05en: Ivy
Hullo, dear reader! I've been blogging a lot this past week -- unfortunately, none of it has been on my personal blog, The Grimoire Reliquary. I did put three new reviews out into the world, over at booknest.eu. I'll toot my own horn here and share them with you, following the late, great axiom of... Continue Reading →
Monday Morning Book Clubbing: “And They Were Never Heard From Again” and “UR”
Hullo and welcome (back) to my blog! It's been a little while since last I had the pleasure of working on a blog entry for this here Grimoire Reliquary and since I just finished two rather small works (in terms of content), I thought now might be a good time to tell you about these... Continue Reading →
Book Recommendation: The Dark Tower, Book 2 — The Drawing of Three
I'm very fond of Stephen King's Dark Tower. So fond, in fact, that I'm taking considerable time from an unfortunately busy schedule to reread and finish it (on my first read, I lost the thread at book 6, The Song of Susannah). I've already spoken about The Gunslinger, and the bell strikes for a recommendation... Continue Reading →
Book Recommendation: The Gunslinger
I saw "The Dark Tower" movie today, and it left me with...mixed feelings. Matthew Mchonaghy makes every scene he's in so much fun, but the adaptation makes everything so much...less. The ideas shown within the movie are a fraction of what The Dark Tower is about. But this is about the book, not the movie.... Continue Reading →