E. R. Stolpe

Like potato chips-but meatier!

Revisado: 05-14-24

Obvious Classic genre and story outline not withstanding, Dennis E Taylor‘s thoughtfulness and playfulness are lovely entertainment.
Skillfully crafted, this is a perfect young adult-level novel. Potato chips-salty! tasty! tons of fun!
Road Kill is an excellent YA platform for considering the nature, creation and use of fake news. Meaty and nutritious!
Another feature that makes this an excellent YA candidate includes the comic relief character, Patrick. Although clichéd, his smart alek banter with every one is the coping mechanism used to deal with the mind blowing experiences our no-longer-kids, not-quite-adults encounter.
The depth into which Mr. Taylor usually goes to examine a concept or explain scientific terms is not here, but as a YA novel, I can accept its absence.
This is a perfect scaffold for the next sci-fi fun ride movie. Good opportunity for creative effects to wow us with ships and aliens and gadgets! (Weta!!)
Great chase scenes, just a smattering of post high school angst and understanding but suffering parents, and best of all - - a gunfight!!!
My friends want me to hold up a sign when I’m being sarcastic. No sign this time, I’m happy to be totally serious.

RAY PORTER IS EVERYTHING!!!!!

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I feel like I learned so much!

Revisado: 03-25-24

This was a good listen for a drive to see the cherry blossoms in Washington, DC. I’m ready for the next one!.

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Betrayed by Audible

Revisado: 03-14-24

I love the way, John Scalzi creates universes, and in this one you glean a strange, but interesting world. His quality storytelling, with a little bit of horror thrown in, is a treat.
However…
This was on sale for 11 and something dollars, and advertised as being three hours 15 minutes long.
It was actually only two hours and 45 minutes long, and for that, I regret my purchase.
Not cool, Audible. Not cool.

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A well-drawn picture of what could be next.

Revisado: 02-19-24

A comforting exploration of the next step of “…where no man has gone before.”
It’s a nerd’s happy place. I’ve listened to it three times now, and the first 4-5 chapters several times more.

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Whimsical is a good word for this.

Revisado: 07-10-23

A good sense of humor, and good world building. Inventive and excellent voice of a fourteen year old trying to cope with war and intrigue.

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True crime novel form, with a laudable hero.

Revisado: 03-24-23

It is stunning how complicit evil can occupy a community.
Tom White was an extraordinary man.
Will Patton is an excellent narrator. There were a couple of times, however, where it was clear that he was reading from the page and came up short because he had to turn a corner in his inflections due to not comprehending the entire sentence ahead of time. That's actually a production fumble; the Director should have had him read those places over again, but figured it was "good enough." That's the only reason for taking away a star. I expect a lot when I'm listening to Will Patton.

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A classic heroine

Revisado: 03-06-23

A gargantuan soul, persevering under a curse. She's breathtaking.
The dastardly villains are almost unbelievable. But, yes, they're real.
The ending is a little too Willy Wonka, but undeniably satisfying.
Well worth your time.

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Rather ho-hum

Revisado: 02-19-23

This was a long, torturous description of Kay Scarpetta's discomfort. And someone else described it well and they said that the book was padded with descriptions of people and situation's from previous installments. The solution to the murder isn't really a solution, and it's clear the murderer was an instrument for somebody else, yet to be discovered.
This small episode could have been better covered in half the time/half the pages.

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More than I expected.

Revisado: 02-09-23

Given the consummate queen Billy Porter is, I was surprised and brought up short. This is not a scream-y, shout-y indulgence! No, no!
This memoir contains such depth and candor, that I now have an abiding respect for his integrity and bravery that matches the admiration I already had for his talent and hard work.
I. Want. More!
And I congratulate Mr. Porter on staying true to the healing path.

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A window on a life lived richly and well.

Revisado: 02-09-23

For those who loved and admired the man.
His talent and work, we get to see from the inside, but it was hardly all of him. His world was a web of friends and fellow creatives, people of influence, and politicians, travel, and a constant consideration and consumption of all the arts.
Love of food, wine, good conversation and fun was the vehicle for connection that made his and Rima's life so vibrant. His highest compliment was to consider a person open and curious. I was pleased to reflect with the man.

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