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The Wake (The Sandman, Vol. 10)

January 6, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Morpheus is dead. Long live Dream. Friends, foes, and other dreamers and myths and figures attend his funeral – and we are given an epilogue to an epilogue that, whether subtly or unintentionally, places our Mr. Gaiman up there with the greatest writer of our age. The Review: I wept. Hardcore tears, not even afraid to admit it. I do not like the thought of death – although Death seems like a lovely and charming girl. There have […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literature, Neil Gaiman, Short Stories, The Endless, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 10, The Wake

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Fables and Reflections (The Sandman, Vol. 6)

January 4, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Another collection of tales from the universe of The Sandman – this time, showing how Dream and the rest of The Endless have impacted the history of this modern world, from kings to beggars and from the dawn of recorded time to the ruins of the present. The Review: At first, I was a little irritated at the prospect of another short story collection. After all, there aren’t THAT many books in the series and I […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Dream, Fables and Reflections, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literature, Morpheus, Mythology, Neil Gaiman, Short Stories, The Endless, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 6

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A Game of You (The Sandman, Vol. 5)

January 4, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Barbie, who we last saw waking up from an uncomfortable night’s dreaming next to Ken, has ended up in New York and hasn’t dreamed for two years. But her dreams are about to come back to haunt her and she’ll have to become Princess Barbie again before the night is over. The Review: This is a January novel. it has that January feel to it, even if it doesn’t take place in that month. It’s sad and […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: A Game of You, Dream, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literature, Morpheus, Neil Gaiman, The Endless, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 5

Dream Country (The Sandman, Vol. 3)

January 2, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Four short stories, essentially – all tangentially involving Morpheus and The Endless. Stories about writing and creation, about the faces we put on to face the world and synthesize our thoughts… stories about our dreams. The Review: An interesting pause in the ongoing story (which seemed like it was just revving up) of Morpheus, the Dreamlord. We get some interesting background again here as well as another dalliance with the superhero canon – but the real coup […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Death, Dream, Dream Country, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Literature, Morpheus, Neil Gaiman, Shakespeare, Short Stories, The Endless, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 3

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Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman, Vol. 1)

January 2, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Dream, the spiritual embodiment of, well, dreams, is captured and locked away on Earth for seventy years. When he is freed, he must reclaim the sources of his power in order to rebuild the Dreamworld. The Review: A friend of mine expressed her absolute astonishment at my confession: I’d never read any of Neil Gaiman’s comics work. She urged me then and there to use a generous Christmas gift (given with the caveat that I must […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Death, Dream, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Horror, Morpheus, Neil Gaiman, Preludes and Nocturnes, Superheroes, The Endless, The Sandman, The Sandman Vol. 1

Shakespeare’s Local

December 30, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Using The George Inn as a focal point, Pete Brown brings us a drinker’s history of Southwark. Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Princess Margaret, and many more have stood for a pint at the George and it is one of only two still-standing coaching inns in London. But the location (right off London Bridge) puts it in the very center of history. The Review: First things first, Mr. Brown must be taken to task for the completely erroneous title of […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Drinking, History, London, Non-Fiction, Pete Brown, Pubs, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Local

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories 2010

September 25, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: hitRECord’s first book of tiny stories, from way back in the early days of the site! The Review: So faithful readers will know that I was so in love with Volume 1 of the Tiny Stories collections. I wasn’t, however, at the time aware that there was an earlier collection. And I’m not entirely sure why it’s a little more… hidden, shall we say. I was lucky enough to get a copy from a friend recently and it’s interesting […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Fiction, hitRECord, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Short Stories, The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories 2010, wirrow

NOTICE: London Calling

August 26, 2012 by Drew

Hello dear readers – just a short note to let you know that I’ll be in London for the next week. Mostly to procure British editions of several to-read novels… But also to celebrate two family events (a graduation and a birthday – the latter’s mine!) So, until next week, continue to be bold in your reading – and I’ll see you on the flip side! Xo, The Biblioholic

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Announcements, News, vacation

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The Wrong Goodbye (The Collector, Book Two)

August 18, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Sam Thornton, the Collector who barely averted all-out war in Dead Harvest, is back on the job and trying to keep to the straight and narrow. So he gets played for a soul he was supposed to collect, he quickly tries to find his former friend and rectify the mistake before someone notices. Of course, it’s never that easy – and while failure means Nothingness for Sam, it might also mean the end of the world as we […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Angry Robot Books, Chris F. Holm, Fantasy, Fiction, Noir, The Collector, The Wrong Goodbye, Urban Fantasy

A Drive into the Gap

August 12, 2012 by Drew

The Short Version: Kevin Guilfoile discovers that Roberto Clemente’s 3,000th hit bat might not be in the Baseball Hall of Fame… but might in fact have been hanging on his bedroom wall since he was a little kid. With his father suffering from Alzheimer’s, he sets off to figure out the truth. The Review: The book isn’t all that long and, honestly, there isn’t all that much to say about it. Or, there are plenty of things to say – but […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: A Drive into the Gap, Baseball, Field Notes, Field Notes Books, Kevin Guilfoile, Memoir, Non-Fiction

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Raging Biblio-holism

The overwhelming urge to collect, consume, and consider books

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The Wake (The Sandman, Vol. 10)

Fables and Reflections (The Sandman, Vol. 6)

A Game of You (The Sandman, Vol. 5)

Dream Country (The Sandman, Vol. 3)

Preludes and Nocturnes (The Sandman, Vol. 1)

Shakespeare’s Local

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories 2010

NOTICE: London Calling

The Wrong Goodbye (The Collector, Book Two)

A Drive into the Gap

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