Nicholas Bruner
Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Author
Tag: book reviews
What I’m Reading: Safe Area Gorazde
Gorazde is a town in Bosnia. During the Bosnian war from 1992-95, it was one of four safe areas for Bosnian Muslims that the UN negotiated with the Serb militia. Of the four, it was the smallest and most remote, so it rarely made… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Safe Area Gorazde”
What I’m Reading: Moby-Dick
Call me Joshua. I’ve finally finished the journey. I started Moby-Dick last fall, read about half in a month, then put it down, intending to pick it up again after the New Year. In fact, I picked it up again in September and only just now… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Moby-Dick”
What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1981-82
The Complete Peanuts is a noble project to publish every strip of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts, from its inception in 1951 to its final panel in 2000. It’s a gargantuan undertaking, and a new volume covering two years is issued every six months. The project is… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Complete Peanuts, 1981-82”
What I’m Reading: Ungifted
Ungifted, by Gordan Korman, is a humorous book for middle schoolers. It stars Donovan Curtis, a born trouble-maker, an eighth-grade smart-aleck who cuts class with his two buddies, the two Daniels, to play pranks and escape sitting in boring classrooms. Donovan gets in more… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Ungifted”
What I’m Reading: Goya
Goya, by Robert Hughes, is a big, thick, beautifully-written account of Francisco Goya’s life, with a lavishly generous selection of many dozens of Goya’s paintings and etchings included. I first picked it up at a book sale, amazed that such a gorgeous art book… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Goya”
What I’m Reading: Counting by 7s
True story: Under the “Taste Preferences” tab in Netflix, where you can review what sort of movies Netflix believes you like to see, my wife and I have earned a “never watch” in the categories of feel-good, inspiring, and sentimental. With that in mind,… Continue Reading “What I’m Reading: Counting by 7s”
