Monthly Archives: August 2023

Glen Cook – Shadows Linger (1984) Review

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

9/10 The second novel in the annals of the Black Company. The same world, the same people, but a different kind of story. Instead of running all over the continent from city to city as in the first novel, the … Continue reading →

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Manga Review: One Piece, East Blue Saga (Vol. 1-12)

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

This series had a very rough start for me. This is not the kind of storytelling and not the kind of art style that I generally go for. One Piece, however, is one of the most successful and popular mangas … Continue reading →

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Adrian Tchaikovsky – Lords of Uncreation (2023) Review

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

Previously in this series: 7/10 What I loved most of all about Tchaikovsky’s series is that we humans are really unremarkable and have accomplished very little in this large universe. We’re totally outclassed by the huge space empire of the … Continue reading →

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Glen Cook – The Black Company (1984) Review

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

8.5/10 A fantasy epic that is told a little bit as a puzzle. We are dealing with a fairly regular fantasy land here with a dark lord and a resistance and everything, but with minimalist prose Cook tells us the … Continue reading →

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David Graeber – Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (2018) Review

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

David Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs is a cathartic book, in equal parts funny and depressing, of the sort of the material where you’re not sure if you should be laughing or crying. Graeber takes this notion of “bullshit jobs”, a notion … Continue reading →

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12 Mini Reviews of Films From 2022 & 2023

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Jeroen Admiraal

Oppenheimer (2023). An impressive film in many ways. A great character study with fantastic acting by Cillian Murphy, a fascinating historical drama and a sense of a director in complete control of pacing and the rise and fall of tension. … Continue reading →

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