Sleep No More

Posted Feb 2, 2004 by: Hermione

     Literary horror has taken the path of cinematic horror: anything recently released does not come close to comparing to the classics and tends to, well, suck. Greg Iles’ Sleep No More suffers from the same curse. It’s long, but seems longer, and aside from missing the mark at being terrifying, it is also the most boring thing you will ever read.

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What's the Score? A One-of-a-Kind Compendium of Hockey Lore, Legend, History, Facts, Stats

Posted Sep 9, 2003 by: Hermione

     They say that love is blind; in this case it happens to be illiterate as well. What in the world possessed me to read a book devoted entirely to obscure hockey statistics? Only one thing could have made me do it…the fact that my boyfriend didn't think that I'd be able to get through the book, and the fact that I am the perfect prototype for reverse psychology: I read it just to spite him. Diehard hockey fans will surely appreciate Liam Maguire's seemingly endless knowledge of hockey lore, but to me it was like reading a textbook. I read every single word in this book and retained virtually nothing. But then again hockey's never really been my thing.

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John Carpenter: The Prince of Darkness

Posted Sep 6, 2003 by: Hermione

     You know him from films such as Halloween, Children of the Damned, and the most recent Ghosts of Mars, but his work is behind the camera rather than in its forefront. He's a writer, director, and even a music composer. John Carpenter has been an influence in the field of horror flicks since the early seventies and in this book by Gilles Boulenger, one is afforded a glimpse, in the man's own words, at what has propelled him to create the films he has. A transcript of Boulenger's interview with Carpenter, Prince of Darkness transcends the typical 'behind the scenes' phenomenon and delves into a universe much deeper, darker, and far more political than one might have ever imagined possible

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Déjà Dead

Posted May 12, 2003 by: Hermione

     Fans of the television show CSI who have an interest in the forensic sciences that transcends what they can watch on television will want to pick up a copy of Kathy Reichs' first novel. It reads like a movie script and is written by someone who's been there and who knows what she's talking about. Those with little or no scientific knowledge may be left confused and grasping for common ground, however.

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