Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (Tor 2006). I just finished this fantasy novel at the recommendation of a reader comment (see comments for the November post ”Luke Skywalker vs. Edward Cullen”). Mistborn is Book 2 of Brandon Sanderson’s epic fantasy series, and it’s a great read. The main character Kelsier combines the brash devil-may-care adventurism of Indiana Jones with the roguery of Robin Hood and the fighting talents of a ninja as he battles against the...
One of my favorite memoirs is Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle. Eleanor Ramrath Garner’s memoir, Eleanor’s Story: An American Girl in Hitler’s Germany (Peachtree, 1999), is just as incredible. This memoir tells the story of nine-year-old Eleanor, an American girl of German immigrant parents. Unable to find work during the Depression, Eleanor’s electrical engineer father is finally offered a good position working for a German company. Decent pay, a chance to return and visit...
I thought long and hard about the topic for my very first blog. Something special. Relevant. A fascinating topic with mass appeal. So it had to be Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight. The just-released blockbuster movie is raking in major bucks ($70.5 million in the first week alone). Meanwhile Robert Pattison (vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen) has been attacked by rabid female fans, crazed-Beatle-mania style. Not sure he realized what he got himself into when he...
