So I bought one of Dan Brown’s regular thrillers, figuring that he can pace a scene well, and that I might like one of his books better if it’s not peddling daft conspiracy theories. This one promised a lead, NSA cryptographer Susan Fletcher, fighting for her country, her life, and the life of the [...]

After the, er, thing I reviewed last time, I figured I’d go for something I love:  Nevada.  It’s a comic, by Steve Gerber, set Las Vegas, about a dancer called, as you may guess, Nevada.
And Nevada rocks.  While the whole series is about something happening *to* her - specifically a cosmic initiation called the Ordeal [...]

The Surrendered Wife, by Laura Doyle, has been out for a few years now, but has started making the blogs again recently -
this isn’t a proper review, as I haven’t read it - but “know them by their works” as the proverb goes, and this book’s works are ugly.
For example: this - http://www.aish.com/family/marriage/-The_Surrendered_Wife-$.asp [...]