Monthly Archives: July 2008

#34: Small Favor (Jim Butcher)

Posted on July 19, 2008 by R. N. Dominick

Some things should bother me about the Dresden Files, but they don’t. Mary Sues bother me. Series that attempt to substitute repeated physical harm to the protagonist for actual drama and action bother me. Series that drift away from what … Continue reading →

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#33: Read My Lips (Teri Brown)

Posted on July 13, 2008 by R. N. Dominick

Young-adult popcorn. It got good buzz from Scott Westerfeld, and I was interested in the story idea, so when J– bought it I asked to borrow it. Pretty good, but so lightweight I blew through it in about two hours.

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#32: Darwinia (Robert Charles Wilson)

Posted on July 12, 2008 by R. N. Dominick

Another well-written, imaginative book by Robert Charles Wilson. Darwinia is a book that annoyed some people — one, who shall remain anonymous because I’ve forgotten who it was, enough to spoil the book in an unrelated posting on rec.arts.sf.written. Because … Continue reading →

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#31: Torchwood: Trace Memory (David Llewellyn)

Posted on July 7, 2008 by R. N. Dominick

Another Torchwood novel, this one in the front half of the pack. Some neat ideas and fairly well-written, but there’s just not a lot to say about it other than that.

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#30: Behind the Attic Wall (Sylvia Cassedy)

Posted on July 7, 2008 by R. N. Dominick

Young-adult novel with minor spookiness. Some pretty neat details. Fun.

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