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Author: Ben Gilles

Ben Read Armada and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next…

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Ben Gilles

I didn’t hate it. That’s it. That’s the click bait. But since you’re here, I did happen to notice something weird when I looked at… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, Reviews, ThoughtsTagged Armada, Ernest Cline

Ben’s Honest Thoughts on Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Ben Gilles

We recently covered Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline on the podcast. These were some of the longest recording sessions that we’ve done. They were… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, Reviews, ThoughtsTagged Ernest Cline, Ready Player One, Ready Player Two

Review – From Truant to Anime Screen Writer by Mari Okada

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Ben Gilles

This is a cross post of a blog I did for https://www.animepodcasterreincarnation.com/ From Truant to Anime Screenwriter is an autobiographical light novel written by Mari… Continue reading

Posted in Nonfiction, ReviewsTagged Anime, Biography, Light Novel, Mari Okada

Comic Review: Night of the Ghoul (comiXology Original)

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Ben Gilles

I decided to check out Night of the Ghoul entirely on a whim. This has been an especially hectic year for me and I’ve fallen… Continue reading

Posted in Graphic Novel Reviews, ReviewsTagged Francesco Francavilla, Horror, Night of the Goul, Scott Snyder

Getting Started With Norse Myth

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Ben Gilles

Reading mythology and folklore is extremely rewarding. There’s something magical about going back to some of our oldest stories and seeing just how much they’ve… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Edda, Lokasenna, Myth, Mythology, Norse, Sagas, Viking

Book Review: Shepherd’s Fall by George R Appelt Jr.

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Ben Gilles

Ben reviews a novel by a local independent author. Shepherd’s Fall is the story of a family who moves into a haunted house in central Pennsylvania.

Posted in ReviewsTagged Appelt, Horror, Review, Sheperd's Fall

Book Review: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Ben Gilles

This book is, as the kids say, “a mood.” It is a book about an orc warrior who has decided to retire from adventuring and… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Should You Read ItTagged Legends and Lattes, Travis Baldree

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Spoiler Review

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Ben Gilles

First and foremost, as the title suggests, there will be spoilers for the entirety of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series. This is a… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Should You Read ItTagged Comic, Demon Slayer, Graphic Novel, Kimetsu no Yaiba, Manga, Review

Ben’s 2021 Nonfiction Reviews

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Ben Gilles

A long time ago when we started Words About Books we had a simple goal: read more books. We thought that doing a podcast would… Continue reading

Posted in Reviews, Should You Read It, ThoughtsTagged Nonfiction

A Book Reader’s Dune 2021 Movie Review

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Ben Gilles

At this point on the podcast, I have spoken for well over 10-hours about Dune. I have recorded another 3-hours that were cut. Not only… Continue reading

Posted in ReviewsTagged Dune, Movie

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Ben's books

The President Is Missing
it was ok
The President Is Missing
by Bill Clinton
Where to start with this book? Should I talk about how I don't believe that either James Patterson or Bill Clinton actually did much of the writing? Should I talk about how Bill Clinton is spending his retirement creating Bill Clinton fa...
A Court of Mist and Fury
liked it
A Court of Mist and Fury
by Sarah J. Maas
I thought this was pretty ok. I'm team Night Court. I really enjoy that Feyre is getting to have a hipster phase with the cool kids in a fancy Bohemian city. I dont even mind that she has all the super powers, I thought that would bug me...
The Infernal City
it was ok
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes
I don't often do this, but I'm going to engage in a controversial DNF review. I'm fairly confident that being forced to read every word of the rest of it would only lower my score. I made it about half way through Part 1 of the audio boo...
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
it was amazing
Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery (Hackett Classics) by Dick Ringler (1-Oct-2007) Paperback
by Unknown Author
I've read a few translations of Beowulf, and the only thing that's really missing from this one is the original language text. Ringler does a pretty good job of the translation itself. He includes very solid explanation and context as well.
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
did not like it
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
by Rebecca Wells
I'm neither a mother nor a daughter so take this with a grain of salt, I guess. Siddalee is a famous stage director who stages a hit play. She's interviewed for a New York Times article. When asked about her childhood she accidentally pr...

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