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vilmibm rated The Swamp Thing: 5 stars
vilmibm rated Brief Lives: 5 stars
Brief Lives by Neil Gaiman
A comic saga that chronicles the efforts of Delirium and her brother, Dream, to journey through the world of the …
vilmibm rated The unwomanly face of war: 5 stars
The unwomanly face of war by Svetlana Aleksiévitch
"Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, War's Unwomanly Face is Svetlana Alexievich's collection of stories of women's …
vilmibm rated The sandman: 5 stars
The sandman by Neil Gaiman, Marc Hempel, Michael Zulli (Sandman, Book 4)
In-depth, informative and entertaining, The Annotated Sandman is a fascinating look at the celebrated comic book series written by New …
vilmibm rated The Sandman: 5 stars
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (Sandman, Book 5)
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vilmibm rated The Sandman: 4 stars
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman (Vertigo)
Continues the epic of Morpheus, the King of Dreams, as he observes and interacts with an odd assortment of historical …
vilmibm rated The Sandman: 5 stars
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Kelley Jones, and 1 other (Sandman, Book 2)
New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one …
vilmibm rated Dream Country (The Sandman, #3): 4 stars
vilmibm rated The Hellbound Heart: 4 stars
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker (Hellraiser, #1)
In a quiet house on a quiet street Frank and Julia are having an affair. Not your ordinary affair. For …
vilmibm rated Preludes and Nocturnes: 5 stars
Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, and 3 others (The Sandman, #1)
Preludes and Nocturnes collects the first eight issues of The Sandman comic by Neil Gaiman published by DC Vertigo.
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vilmibm reviewed Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time …
Review of 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
goddamn that's a good fucking book
vilmibm reviewed Ttyl by Lauren Myracle
Chronicles, in "instant message" format, the day-to-day experiences, feelings, and plans of three friends, Zoe, …
Review of 'Ttyl' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
I read this because I'm interested in the intersection between computing (as a human activity) and literature.
The stuff I liked:
- that each character had a personal color/font choice for her AIM messages
- that IMing is portrayed as a healthy social outlet
The stuff I didn't like:
most other stuff. Without details like what the characters are doing on their computers it becomes a book of all dialogue which ended up being less compelling than I expected. The plot situations were pretty contrived/PSA but I guess that's just part of the YA genre?
I read this because I'm interested in the intersection between computing (as a human activity) and literature.
The stuff I liked:
- that each character had a personal color/font choice for her AIM messages
- that IMing is portrayed as a healthy social outlet
The stuff I didn't like:
most other stuff. Without details like what the characters are doing on their computers it becomes a book of all dialogue which ended up being less compelling than I expected. The plot situations were pretty contrived/PSA but I guess that's just part of the YA genre?
