I was very glad to be able to get this edition of The Collected Timmy Quinn Stories in order to be able to read all of them together. And of course, even though this is the end of Timmy Quinn's part of that whole world, I'm looking forward to the promised sequel next year.
If you enjoy well-told ghost/horror/suspense stories written in the style of Stephen King, I think I'm safe in saying you will also enjoy Burke's Timmy Quinn stories. Give them a try.
I was in my early 20's when Jimmy Carter was President and my feeling was that he was not a very good President. In fact, I had much more respect and admiration for him AFTER he left the White House due to his work with Habitat for Humanity and the status he attained as an elder statesman.
That being said, reading his daily diary entries of his 4 years as President of the United States has given me a little bit better insight into what he was trying to (and, in many cases) accomplish. Carter shows both his good and bad sides as a President and has the courage to address his shortcomings in some of his dealings with other elected and appointed officials and with foreign heads of state. The entries on his work and dealings with Begin and Sadat to attain the Camp David Accord were some of the most interesting to me.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the inner workings of the Carter presidency.
Once again, Neil Gaiman weaves a tale that pulls you into the world he creates and makes you care about his characters and what happens to them...even if some of them are almost god-like in their existence. Gaiman has such a way of taking words and making them live that it is an indescribable joy to read those words on a page, making you savor each and every one of them as if they are the tastiest morsels your mind has ever consumed.
Read this book, you will not regret it.
As an avid, life-long fan of professional wrestling, it was enjoyable to read about the life of Jim “George ‘The Animal” Steele” Myers. I grew up watching The Animal perform as one of the most hated “heels” in the wrestling business, and my early adult life seeing him transform into a “babyface” character in the WWF.
If you have any interest in professional wrestling, you'll want to read his story.
A good book.
I grew up on the early 1960's (Silver Age) Superman comic books, left after most of the John Byrne reboot had been discarded and returned briefly for the Death of Superman and a few years following that storyline. I watched Smallville and went to each of the movies because, it was after all, Superman, but could never bring myself to continue spending so much money on the comics when I didn't care for the storylines or the characters.
Thus, most of the history, up until the late 90's when I stopped keeping up with the comic book versions because of too many updates to the origin and changes in character, was already very familiar to me. So I found particular enjoyment and interest in the portions that covered that period to present-day.
Weldon is obviously familiar with the character and has done an excellent job of bringing not only the history but the essence of Superman to his work. The only caveat I would offer is his tendency to use a $10 word when a $5 one would suffice. But this is to be expected when your background is NPR and I always appreciate the opportunity to expand my vocabulary.
If you have any love for the character or interest in his history, this book should be on your shelf.
I met Michael 2 weeks ago at a Comic Book Convention in Asbury Park where I heard him speak at a presentation and he autographed this book for me. I finally had a chance to start reading it this afternoon and could not put it down; finishing reading it in 3 1/2 hours. A great story of his perseverance through the years to realize his dream.
I am still a bit shell-shocked from all the twists and turns in this book, but not so much so that I cannot say without hesitation that this is the best of the first three books. The way Martin moves, removes and “kings” his players on the chessboard is mesmerizing. The end, while I was sorry to see it, was incredible. I cannot wait to begin book 4.