Guardians of the Galaxy: A Short Review
Finally saw Guardians of the Galaxy today. Here are fifteen observations about the film that may or may not constitute a short review.
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J. G. Ballard, High-Rise
After a few false starts I managed to finish “High-Rise”, the next in my collection of JG Ballard novels. For a book that I had …
Man of Steel: A Short Review
Today I went to see the new Superman reboot Man of Steel with friends. I really enjoyed it, particularly the more reflective take on the …
Star Trek: Into Darkness - A Short Review
I saw Star Trek: Into Darkness last night in 3D at the IMAX in Waterloo. I am going to have to separate this into a review into two parts, a …
Iain M. Banks, Consider Phlebas
A while back, I decided I was going to write about the Iain M. Banks sci-fi-novels (mainly as a respite from having to read and write about …
Nick Harkaway, The Gone-Away World
“The Gone-Away World” is a novel by Nick Harkaway. It’s about a world slightly askew to our own in which the powers-that-be have deigned to …
Contagion: A Short Review
There was much excitement about Contagion at work. Finally a movie that explains as part of the plot! A bunch of us went to see it, mainly …
Frank Herbert, Dune
A week or so ago, I finished reading Dune by Frank Herbert. It tells the story of a revolution within a Galactic Empire that takes place on …
J. G. Ballard, Concrete Island
Favourite Culture Ship Names
As I mentioned before I am re-reading the novels of Iain Banks and this weekend I managed to finish Consider Phlebas. A little post about it …
J. G. Ballard, The Crystal World
At last, Ballard in full flow. The Crystal World (TCW) is definitely the most enjoyable of the early trio of apocalyptic novels. It takes …
J. G. Ballard, The Drought
On to The Drought by J. G. Ballard in my ongoing quest to read and review all of his novels. This is his second novel, if we assume his …