James Talks (Mostly) Books

What it says on the tin, really.

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November2019

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text: Seven Books I'm Thankful For

The holidays are here, and now it's time to say our thanks. I'm thankful for each of these books for different reasons. They aren't all favorites per se, but have all made a p...

Danse Macabre - Stephen King

Early Autumn - Robert B. Parker

Devil in a Blue Dress - Walter Mosley

Guilty Pleasures - Laurell K. Hamilton

A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones / A Clash of Kings / A Storm of Swords / A Feast for Crows - George R.R. Martin

The Great Movies - Roger Ebert, Mary Corliss

A Song for Arbonne - Guy Gavriel Kay

August2019

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text: Book(ish): X-Men Cast for MCU

This is my third time trying to write this post. I accidentally closed out halfway through the first try, and BL went weird during the second. Also, sorry for my long absence....

June2019

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text: Whoa on the Whoas

Outcry and outrage are inevitable consequences of free speech. So it is, so it has been, so it shall be. People will take offense, and that's okay. You don't have to hear it, ...

April2019

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text: Am I Mainstream?

This one isn't a list as such; it's more just a soul-searching examination of my various tastes. In other words, a bunch of self-indulgent twaddle. Too bad it's my list and yo...

April2019

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text: Late to the Game

Everybody has certain subgenres or trends they catch early. You know, the whole hipster "I liked it before it was cool" BS. I have a few myself, but I'm not gonna bore you wit...

April2019

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text: 7 Favorite Super-Villains

It is said that a hero is only as good as their villain(s), and this goes double for those in capes. I was a True Believer growing up, but the Distinguished Competition always...

March2019

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text: Seven Books I Need to F^(*!ng Finish Already

I am not ADHD or anything, but I sometimes see a shiny before I finish a book, even ones I like, and don't get back to it. Happens to most readers, I think. So here are a few,...

The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco

Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke

The Eight - Katherine Neville

The Alchemaster's Apprentice (Zamonia, #5) - Walter Moers, John Brownjohn

Brittle Innings - Michael Bishop

The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson

March2019

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text: Top 5 SFF Creatures

First, let me apologize for my extended absence. I have no excuses. This is my list for #BooktubeSFFBabbles for 3/4-3/17, favorite creatures from SF and Fantasy. Because of ...

text: Top 5 SFF Creatures

First, let me apologize for my extended absence. I have no excuses. This is my list for #BooktubeSFFBabbles for 3/4-3/17, favorite creatures from SF and Fantasy. Because of ...

April2018

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In case you haven't noticed, I'm a bit of a geek. Like many geeks, I love lists; reading them, making them, debating them or flat disagreeing with them, I love it all. As such...

Horror: The 100 Best Books - Stephen Jones, Kim Newman

The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time - Martin Popoff

The Great Movies - Roger Ebert, Mary Corliss

Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads - David Morrell, Hank Wagner

Fantasy: The 100 Best Books - James Cawthorn, Michael Moorcock, James Cawthorne

Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels: an English-language selection, 1949-1984 - David Pringle

February2018

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text: Top 5 Urban Fantasy Series

I have been a fan of UF since I read the first Anita Blake novel, Guilty Pleasures, back when god was a baby and dirt was new. The balance of mystery, fantasy and horror was a...

text: Goal Progress

I set several goals for this year; this is my progress thus far. Total books: 10/75 Am on track, but want to pick up speed. Public domain titles: 1/12 Collections/anth...

January2018

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January2018

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text: Six Favorites of 2017

These are the six best books I read (for the first time) last year. Soldier of the Mist - Gene Wolfe Combine the Greek pantheon with an amnesiac soldier trying to disc...

Soldier of the Mist - Gene Wolfe

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Liu, Ken (March 8, 2016) Hardcover - Ken Liu

700 Sundays - Billy Crystal

The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

The Wide, Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies - John Langan

Whip Hand - Dick Francis

January2018

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text: Goals/Challenges 2018

Here are my preliminary reading goals for 2018, including a few challenges I'm undertaking. Challenges: 75 Books Total 20 TBR Books For this, books that are easily ava...