In Sarah J Maas’s books, Ash wood is the only weakness the fey have that humans are able to exploit. Maas has yet to offer… Continue reading
Review Etiquette: Should You Review a Book You DNF’d?
This is the first in a series about good reviewing etiquette. In the various spheres of book social media there have been many heated debates… Continue reading
A Very Special Blog Post (Yaya Sisterhood)
Content Warning: Alcoholism, Child Abuse Younger listeners may not know this, but in the 90’s there was a phenomenon of “Very Special Episodes” where ordinarily… Continue reading
Five Years of Words About Books and Thrawn
I am older than I was 5 years ago. I suppose most of us are. It’s strange to me to remember that there was a… Continue reading
On Tax Policies and Abandoned Epics
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, George R.R. Martin once said the following: Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom,… Continue reading
So I got my first copyright strike…
I don’t think of myself as a YouTuber. From the perspective of Words About Books, YouTube is just one of a dozen directories that this… Continue reading
Dune Post Mortem: Zen and the Art of Thinking Machines
As of this month, Words About Books has officially covered all of the Dune books written by Frank Herbert. It’s a strange feeling. Words About… Continue reading
Ben Explains Mona Lisa Overdrive
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
Some Thoughts on Sex and Gender in Dune
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
Ben Reviews: Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
I’ve never read a book by Adrian Tchaikovsky before. I didn’t know anything about him or Ogres before sitting down to read this book. I… Continue reading