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To Be Read in 2023. It’s TBR time.

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Jeroen Admiraal

It has been a year since WordPress enfant terrible Bookstooge said that I might not like epic fantasy all that much. A scandalous, shocking and accurate accusation. And to prove him wrong, I will start the year with what I’ve … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen Trip Report

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Jeroen Admiraal

Getting to Copenhagen wasn’t easy. First, of all things, I needed to recover from my burnout. Travel is exhausting, and you need a minimum level of confidence and physical and mental resilience to embark on a trip. I worked towards … Continue reading →

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I’m swamping my site in comic reviews

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Jeroen Admiraal

Sorry. I don’t know yet if this is going to be a permanent feature of the blog or if this is just a temporary rabbit hole that I’m diving into this year. There are at least 10 more coming.

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My TBR List For 2022

Posted on December 11, 2021 by Jeroen Admiraal

2021 is almost over. Looking ahead at 2022, here are the books that are at the top of my list to read in the year to come. Finishing up series I made a vow to finish a bunch of series … Continue reading →

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I Hope This Helps, by Tommy Siegel (Review)

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Jeroen Admiraal

5/10 Comics and Cures for 21st Century Panic Aaaagh! Social media, climate change, politics, corona. In the 1990s we only had a morning newspaper and the news on tv in the evening. Even that sounds so much simpler, so much … Continue reading →

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Announcement: movie reviews will return.

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Jeroen Admiraal

But not yet. Not yet. For the moment I am struggling with a burnout and that affects my concentration so much that watching movies or even series is a bit too much for me right now. I have made a … Continue reading →

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Temporary hiatus

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Jeroen Admiraal

Dear readers, I’m taking a temporary break from reviewing because of burn out symptoms. I’ve overstressed myself during the last months/years, and at the moment I am not a blogger, or anything else; I am only a body that wants … Continue reading →

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Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) Review

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

This is a strange one, if you’d ask me. On the face of it, Bad Times at the El Royale is a very entertaining film, even admirable, and lovely to look at. At the same time, it relies so heavily … Continue reading →

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Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Review

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

If you haven’t seen many or nearly all Marvel movies, you’re not going to get much out of this. Avengers: Infinity War is not interested in introductions or starting slow. It assumes you know everyone and what they have been … Continue reading →

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The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) Review

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Jeroen Admiraal

5.5/10 The Cloverfield Paradox is a nice ride of creepy events happening. That is most of what this movie is. A crew is stuck on a disabled space station, and one by one the crewmates are confronted by something horrific … Continue reading →

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