Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: book reviews
What I’m Reading: Blondie: The Complete Daily Comics Strips from 1930-33
This is one tough item to find. I saw it several years ago when it first appeared in stores, and declined to buy it at the time. But I’ve found since I would like some early Blondie strips to join my volumes of early… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Blondie: The Complete Daily Comics Strips from 1930-33”
What I’m Reading: The Greek Way
I know Edith Hamilton best as the English translator of the most common edition of Greek and Roman myths–the famous edition of her Mythology is typically assigned in high schools. When I saw her book The Greek Way on the fundraising book sale table at work recently,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Greek Way”
What I’m Reading: Sabriel
Sabriel by Garth Nix is a YA fantasy novel with epic sweep, an intriguing setting, and great characters. Nevertheless, I found it a bit disappointing–but that’s based almost solely on my own expectations. Garth Nix is one of my wife’s favorite authors, and I… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Sabriel”
What I’m Reading: When I Was a Young Boy
When I Was a Young Boy is the translated title of Erich Kästner’s 1957 book Als Ich ein Kleiner Junge War. Erich Kästner was a German author for children from the 1930s to 60s, probably best known for his book Emil and the Detectives. It would be an… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: When I Was a Young Boy”
What I’m Reading: Chomp
Chomp is a YA novel by Carl Hiaasen, and I have to say, I adored this book. It follows Wahoo Cray, a young man (maybe around 13) whose father is an animal wrangler. That is, they keep all sorts of wildlife in their backyard in… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Chomp”
What I’m Reading: The Republic
Last year, I read Five Dialogues by Plato and reviewed them on this site. This year I’ve revisited Plato’s Republic, which I read in college. In this most famous of Plato’s dialogues, Socrates, who is always the main character in Plato’s works, makes a proposal to… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: The Republic”
What I’m Reading: Game Time: A Baseball Companion
Game Time is a collection of essays by Roger Angell, who covers baseball for The New Yorker magazine. I believe most or all of these essays appeared in that magazine. They range from the very beginning of Angell’s career in the early 1960s to 2002.… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Game Time: A Baseball Companion”
What I’m Reading: Town, City & Nation: England, 1850-1914
Working on my newest novel (it’s going well, thank you!) has taken its toll on my posting frequency lately, that and that my most recent book doesn’t lend itself to much light discussion. Town, City & Nation: England, 1850-1914 is a real academic book. But… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Town, City & Nation: England, 1850-1914”
