Monday, January 09, 2012

dance with dragons review

Enormous wait

I loved parts of it while I read it, and easily forgave its flaws.

But... 3 months after finishing it... reflecting back on it I am increasingly annoyed by it, and the lack of forward movement. I don't need pages and pages and pages of turtle talk, or stone zombie talk. The feeling I'm left with is that GRRM doesn't have an editor who can kick his ass and tighten up his story.


For epic fantasy... I'm much, much happier with the Malazan books. They are plenty annoying at times too. But, they've churned all 10 books out on a regular schedule and built a fascinating, complex world.

no updates for many moons

No updates. Been mostly venting on twitter / facebook recently.

In horrible movie reviews:

  • Tucker & Dale vs. Evil : OMG. Great, funny, gory, awesome.
  • Battle: Las Angeles  : WTF. This movie felt like it was 6 hours long. Meh.
TV reviews:
  • Downton Abbey:  Where is the queue for the freaky threeway with Lady Sybil and Mr. Bates?
  • The League : Best. Comedy. On. TV.
  • Archer: Pretty freakin' great.
Books reviews:
  • Books? What are books? 
  • Also, how do I reconcile my desire for a Kindle with the fact that I've read ... 2 books this year?
Podcasts reviews:
  • My Brother, My Brother And Me: I LOVE THE BROTHERS MCELROY SOOOO MUCH. Seriously. It may be unhealthy. Where should I turn for help?