If you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’ve probably missed the whole Wicked phenomenon. Basically, Wicked is an alternative take on the Wizard of Oz, following Elphaba (L. F. B. - Baum’s initials? Geddit?), also later known as the Wicked Witch of the West, through her childhood, university education, and eventual demise. It’s worth […]
Seeing as I’m trying on the 52 books in 52 weeks for size, and seeing as I got to the party a bit late, I thought I’d include the books I’ve read since New Year’s as well. Specifically, Haunted and Wicked.
Sushi Daze is one of those trendy, coming of age novels where the protagonist always knows what to say, even when they don’t know how to live their life. It follows the antics of Jamie, an otherwise spiritually lost individual, through his own personal self-discovery teaching in Japan. Jamie applies to BIGSUN, a Japanese ESL school, on a whim and lies his way into Japan, […]
Courtesy of another blog, I came across a meme that I think I might give a go this year - 52 books in 52 weeks. I doubt I’ll actually get through 52 books, but it’s a nice round number.
Plus, I popped by a discount book wholesaler yesterday and picked up 15 or so books. Gotta […]
Nothing about Masters of Doom, unfortunately. Don’t have it with me, and it’s been long enough that I can’t remember the detail of what I read. What I do remember, though, is:
It’s a decent book, for interest value if nothing else. Carmack and Romero don’t really come across very positively in it, but being honest, […]
Just finished reading it. It’s an interesting book - worth reading.
The short summary is that it describes the history of John Romero and John Carmack, the two creators of Commander Keen, Doom, and Quake. The author explores their history, their personalities, and their infamous falling out.
This isn’t a full review - I need […]
Full text of a review I’ve written on Power Up follows, if you’re interested.