3.23.2012

 

Heart of Iron


by Ekaterina Sedia, 311 pgs, hardcover
Overall Grade: B

I think part of the reason I adore Sedia's novels is because they're set in Russia (or written from a Russian mindset), which immediately gives them a different taste than what you get from most English writers.
Like many of her other books, 'Heart of Iron' takes place in Russia, this time an alternative Russia where the Decembrist revolution succeeded, the Trans-Siberian railroad is already built and engineers are experimenting with various forms of air transport. Sasha Trubetskaya is invited to be one of the first female students at a St. Petersburg university. There she befriends two other untraditional students, Chiang Tse, from China, and Jack Bartram, from England, and becomes utterly intangled in international relations between their three countries.

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# posted by Cptn. Suz @ 12:39 PM
 

Soulless


author: Gail Carriger, artists: REM, 228pgs, paperback
Series: The Parasol Protectorate book #1
Overall Grade: A-

This graphic novel adaptation had me in giggling fits. As much as I like my own versions of the characters from my imagination (Alexia a bit plumper and more Italian, Lord Maccon more Scottish, cutting a more imposing character & with facial hair, Lord Akeldama a touch more masculine and French, Tunstell a more solid, rugby-player type of guy), still it was nice to see everyone, and Ivy's hats!

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# posted by Cptn. Suz @ 12:28 PM

3.20.2012

 

The Vampire Armand


by Anne Rice, 388 pgs, hardcover
Series: The Vampire Chronicles book 6
Overall Grade: B

Oops, did I not review 'Memnoch the Devil'? Oh, well, I didn't much like that one anyway. Lestat is so over-the-top.
Anyway, this book was nice to finally get Armand's backstory, which is given in true 'Interview with the Vampire' style as an extremely long recounting by Armand to David immediately following the events of 'Memnoch the Devil'. You don't really end up anywhere new in the mythology by the end of this one.

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# posted by Cptn. Suz @ 6:07 PM
 

Green Lantern


PG-13, 114 minutes
IMDB; Official site
Overall Grade: C+

There are no good screenshots from this movie, geez louise!

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# posted by Cptn. Suz @ 5:57 PM

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