Jason Begly

NPC

Revisado: 10-25-22

NPC is essentially the intermediary book between Infinite and Infinite2 but it is nothing like those books. Jeremy Robinson has woven together 3 separate series into one larger series. Those individual series are made of books that are far less tightly woven in relation to each other than I am used to and to get the full effect I am restarting all of them in their various orders to get the larger picture. Like a picture within a picture as seen through a kaleidoscope. NPC is a good book. It started with one mess and ended with another. The characters are interesting and flawed and the way the plot unfolds... well, it made me appreciate the type of book it was. It left so many questions when looking at it from the aerial perspective of the greater series. At worst, this is a wild ride. And at best, this is a work of madness bordering on contented lunacy. So I am in for the long-haul.

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Infinite

Revisado: 10-25-22

I thought Infinite was a rather interesting start to the Infinite Series within the larger Infinite Timeline Series. It got a tad repetitive in some places, but it finished really well and the ideas could be carried anywhere as the series progresses

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Infinite2

Revisado: 10-25-22

OK, this book started well and then, for me at least, it digressed into infinite repetition. I am a huge fan of Jeremy Robinson stories, but this one grated on me about half way through and even the small revelations and surprises were not enough to bring me back. I am really interested in seeing how this larger series progresses. I am going to re-read Others and go through that whole side of the Infinite Timeline Series.

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It

Revisado: 10-25-22

I was considering letting my kids listen to the audio book so I went through this book once again. Still love it, still cannot say it is ok to read for them. There is... just... too much there. This book is rough and raw and seen through the eyes of a father previewing it for his kids, it takes on a new horror stance for me. Man, nothing King has done has had the impact of IT for me. Just from a purely creeped out and grrrrr feeling.

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The Huntsman of Corvinus

Revisado: 10-25-22 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I think this book was good. I had the whisper soft version so I was reading the ebook at times and listening to the audio book at times... there were good and bad things from both. This is my second book by Timothy Bryan. I felt like this one was less laid out. There was a lot of character interaction that seemed unnecessary to me and it distracted from the story. As the truth starts to unfold, I thought it got muddled again. There were just parts to this book that made me feel a little confused.

That said, the locations, the descriptions, and the tension in places was very well done. It was certainly an interesting antagonist.

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The Lesser Dead

Revisado: 10-25-22

I loved this book. It has set me on a path to reading at least 4 of Christopher Buehlman's books now. This was a funny, odd, and sometimes gross origin and coming-of-age story of a vampire. But it was more than that, I am certainly not giving it justice. This was a book that brought some life into the genre for me. I was expecting a ho hum sort of retelling of perhaps Interview with the Vampire, but this was done in a way that enabled me to imagine I was there experiencing the turmoil, the mystery, the turning, and the dying. I got the audio book read by Christopher Buehlman and he did a masterful job. I have had poor experiences with authors reading their own works but this was one of the best I have heard. He captured the voices and the moods so perfectly that it just sucked me into the story. I don't want to spoil the tale so I will finish by saying that if you want to really enjoy a vampire book and you like audio books, get this book. There are only a few authors for me that demand an urgency to read through their portfolio, but he is one of them IMO. I loved every minute of it.

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Those Across the River

Revisado: 10-25-22

Well this is stop two on my tour through some of the works of Mr. Buehlman. This book was so good. It was part southern gothic, part love story, part gory mess of horrific debris. There are things in the woods across the river and they need to be respected. This book started slowly. And that was perfect. Lots of reflection. Lots of meeting the characters and finding out if you liked them or not, and then changing your mind. Then came the walk in the woods and it turned fast. I really thought I had a handle on where the tale would take me. It went in almost the same direction, but on a very different path... and it made a mess along the way. There are some scenes that will stick in my head for a while and that is a sign of a good read for me. The aforementioned first walk in the woods and the turmoil set in motion by the shovels. I do not want to give anything here. It is an experience worth having if you enjoy a good, creepy, and macabre book about a man and a woman living in a small town near a river on the good side of a place you do not want to be after dark.

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The Suicide Motor Club

Revisado: 10-25-22

The Suicide Motor Club was a fun read. It was a successor (I think, if not in truth then in spirit) to The Lesser Dead. The way this guy writes is refreshing. There is less blah, blah, blah then I am used to with the horror genre and more of the type of story telling that draws the reader into the experience. I don't feel like I am reading about something that already happened, but I am watching the details unfold and experiencing them first-hand. For me, this is the type of writing I look for. This book was different than the other books I read from Christopher Buehlman in that it was relatively straightforward. There is always... something more to the tale with this writer, but this book was less about "how can I screw with the readers' heads" and more of a tale of consequence wrapped in bloody paper and topped with soul-searching. This was great and I will probably be reading/listening to it again in the future.

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The Playground

Revisado: 10-13-21

3 very different tales that were completely unique. I thought the title story, "The Playground", was a really cool narrative that was just a very interesting take on missing children. The "Crack in the Wall" was weird and enjoyable. "Bossman" started out pretty dull for me, but it ramped up in the most delightful way and the ending was perfect IMO. I loved the fact that there was not even an attempt to explain any of these events, classic short story format that leaves the reader pondering well after reading.

I was given this book for my unbiased review.

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10 Big Questions of the American Civil War

Revisado: 10-12-21

My son and I listened to this while I took him to and from school. He loves history and the civil war era is especially interesting to him. We learned a lot and have a lot of little places to take our studies now. I thought the information was really well laid out and useful. It made me rethink some particular parts of that time period and I feel like it really sparked more interest for both of us, which is ultimately what you want from a book like this.

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