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Extra Nate: Revisiting The Chocolate War

Posted on June 10, 2024 by Nate

It’s Extra Nate! With a topic nobody asked for or cares about other than me. Re-re-discussing the Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. You remember that,… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged banned books, Robert Cormier, The Chocolate War

Extra Nate: Murder She Wrote: Gin and Daggers

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Nate

It’s time for some Extra Nate! What am I talking about this time? *Checks notes* hmmmm… well this is gonna be a challenge. Murder She… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Murder she wrote, mystery, Review

Ben Explains Mona Lisa Overdrive

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Ben Gilles

There are surprisingly few good summaries of what happened in Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson, so I’m writing my own. This is what I… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Ben, Mona Lisa Overdrive, William Gibson

Nate Talks: Bridge to Bat City by Ernest Cline (NEW RELEASE)

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Nate

I thought I was out… …but he keeps dragging me back in! Ernest Cline’s best book yet! Also the one that most people will care… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ReviewsTagged cline, ernest, new book, new book release, Ready Player One, Ready Player Two

Nate talks Hell Hole by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Nate

Mediocre is too generous a word I don’t know if I need to write a review of this or not. I only read the second… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Books that are awful, Brian, Dune, Garbage, Herbert, Hole, Kevin

Some Thoughts on Sex and Gender in Dune

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Ben Gilles

Frank Herbert’s Dune Chronicle is a series of science fiction books that deal with multiple themes, but central to every book is the longevity of… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ThoughtsTagged Ben, Dune

Nate on Books: The Giver by Lois Lowry

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Nate

He gives because he is sad This week I started and then finished The Giver. It took about 2 days with life happening around it.… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Assigned school reading, Lois Lowry, The Giver

Nate Discusses Thrawn: Treason and Star Wars

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Nate

At last we arrive to the finale of the Canon Thrawn Trilogy! It’s been a wild ride but I must say that this trilogy as… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, UncategorizedTagged Star Wars, Thrawn, Timothy Zahn

Nate Reads: Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert

Posted on March 24, 2024 by Nate

I’ve been experimenting with what to call this series. Calling it “Nate Reads” is easy enough but I think I need a better name. I… Continue reading

Posted in More WordsTagged Dune, Frank, Herbter, Heretics of Dune

Nate Reads: The Honjin Murders

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Nate

A Locked Room Murder Mystery This month we read The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo. This one was one of Ben’s picks and I honestly… Continue reading

Posted in More Words, ReviewsTagged Japanese, kosuke kindaichi, locked-room, Murder Mystery, Review

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