The Professor and the Madman. It was a fun read. I’m not particularly enamored with Winchester’s style (he repeats himself- e.g. the origin of the word bedlam is pointed out three separate times,) but he definitely gets the story across … Continue reading →

Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth. OH LOOK, MORE TOLKIEN. This book was really, seriously, severely cool. I could geek out for a bit here. I won’t. It’s much safer that way.

Since most people recognize the The Lord of the Rings as a trilogy I’m counting it as three books. Yes I read it again. It just keeps getting better. I also saw The Two Towers. I enjoyed it, which is … Continue reading →

I re-read The Silmarillion (in a neat-o “Illustrated Edition”) for something like the four millionth time. Okay- the fourth time. It’s really good on its own and it adds more depth than you would imagine to the Lord of the … Continue reading →

I read the Outside article that served as the genesis for John Krakauer’s Into Thin Air as soon as it came out. I’d never gotten around to reading the book. Now I have (over a quick two days) and it … Continue reading →