![]() ![]() I didn't care for the Temple and all the people associated with it. I didn't care for the character Margery, big time. I didn't care for the character Veronica. If I were reading this instead of listening to audio, I don't think I would have gotten past the first half of the book. Some of it I really liked, some I didn't like at all. A quicker response may be possible via email to torn about this book. Please note that Laurie checks her Goodreads inbox intermittently, so it may take some time to receive a reply. King lives in northern California, which serves as backdrop for some of her books. The Kate Martinelli series follows an SFPD detective's cases on a female Rembrandt, a holy fool, and more. ![]() The Stuyvesant and Grey series ( Touchstone The Bones of Paris) takes place in Europe between the Wars. ![]() ![]() The Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series follows a brilliant young woman who becomes the student, then partner, of the great detective. King's 2018 novel, Island of the Mad, sees Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes travel from London's Bedlam to the glitter of Venice's Lido,where Young Things and the friends of Cole Porter pass Mussolini's Blackshirts in the streets. THE LRK VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB here on Goodreads-please join us for book-discussing fun. King writes series and standalone novels. ![]()
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As I continue my re-read I have been struck by how visceral and enchanting “The Sandman” universe is, and while it does still harken to other DC characters and mythos on occasion, we have started to stay firmly within a world of Gaiman’s making. Now as Morpheus takes on the last escaped nightmare at a serial killers convention, the Lord of Dreams must mercilessly murder Rose or risk the destruction of his entire kingdom.Ĭollecting issues #9-16, this new edition of The Doll’s House features the improved production values and coloring from the Absolute Edition. ![]() Looking to recapture his lost possessions, Morpheus ventures to the human plane only to learn that a woman named Rose Walker has inadvertently become a dream vortex and threatens to rip apart his world. In The Doll’s House, after a decades-long imprisonment, the Sandman has returned to find that a few dreams and nightmares have escaped to reality. ![]() Book: “The Sandman (Vol.2): The Doll’s House” by Neil Gaiman, Steve Parkhouse (Ill.), Chris Bachalo (Ill.), Michael Zulli (Ill.), Mike Dringenberg (Ill.), & Malcolm Jones III (Ill.)īook Description: A being who has existed since the beginning of the universe, Dream of the Endless rules over the realm of dreams. ![]() ![]() ![]() Read on to see why Takehiko Inoue is one of Japans bestselling graphic novel creators. Will Takezo rise up and become something more than a violent thug? ![]() And he pulls no punches! Takezo’s world is brutal, unfair and hard –but beautiful.Ī blood-thirsty youth lost in anger and hate. ![]() Inoue shows us how Takezo begins his journey into legend. Musashi is one of the baddest samurai who ever lived! 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It's the title of Franklin Foer's latest book, which follows this familiar techno-panic template almost perfectly.įoer's arguments may not break any new ground, but he has managed to bring together in one tome the three dominant fears of modern tech criticism: the death of journalism and high culture, the growth of unstoppable tech conglomerates, and the rise of isolated, distracted individuals. Maybe something like World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech. Be sure to include a litany of woes about cognitive overload and social isolation.įinally, come up with a juicy Chicken Little title. Add a dash of pop psychology and behavioral economics. Then you repackage some old chestnuts about commercialism or false consciousness. ![]() ![]() Paint their CEOs as either James Bond baddies bent on world domination or naive do-gooders obsessed with the quixotic promise of innovation. Google and Facebook should suffice, but if you can throw in Apple, Amazon, or Twitter, that's even better. If you want to sell a book about tech policy these days, there's an easy formula to follow.įirst you need a villain. World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, by Franklin Foer, Penguin Press, 272 pages, $27 Penguin Press ![]() |