PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 8 — ‘Huck Finn’ & ‘James’
The newest episode of Buzz Words is our longest as we reviewed two books, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and James by Percival Everett. It is also…
Book Review: The Ultimate Arsenal FC Trivia Book
The Ultimate Arsenal FC Trivia Book: A Collection of Amazing Trivia Quizzes and Fun Facts for Die-Hard Gunners Fans! by Ray Walker My rating: 4 of 5 stars I don’t…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 7 — ‘Carl’s Doomsday Scenario’
The latest episode of Buzz Words revisits Carl and Princess Donut as we take on Book 2 in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario is the second installment…
Book Review: James
James by Percival Everett My rating: 4 of 5 stars I loved 98 percent of this book. But I’ll start with the bit that I didn’t care for. There was…
Book Review: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Signature Performance by Elijah Wood by Mark Twain My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is another book I’m re-reading, having read first (and most…
Honoring Hayden Panettiere with some birthday trivia
I was shocked to learn of Hayden Panettiere’s passing the other day. And I knew her birthday was coming up. So I decided to do some birthday trivia in her…
Franz Kafka: Metamorphosis (with forward and Quixplainer)
Franz Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” inarguably his most famous work, tells the story of Gregor Samsa, who inexplicably transforms into an insect and his – and his family’s – reaction to that…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 6 — ‘Lord of the Flies’
The latest installment of Buzz Words tackles a double feature: Lord of the Flies. We read the book and watched the new miniseries that is on Netflix. It was a…
PODCAST: Buzz Words Episode 5 — ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’
In Episode 5 of Buzz Words, Howie, Craig and I discuss the first in a series of books that seems to be taking over the world: Dungeon Crawler Carl. Our…
Book Review: This is Fascism: A Wakeup Call
This is Fascism: a Wake-Up Call by Rosan Smits My rating: 4 of 5 stars “This is Fascism: a Wake-Up Call” is a book about the move to fascism throughout…