http://jrwz.net/news/ 2026-04-22T08:13:05-04:00 http://jrwz.net/news/ http://jrwz.net/news/lib/tpl/dokuwiki-jrwznews/images/favicon.ico text/html 2013-10-22T17:57:23-04:00 http://jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2013-08-19:done_in_by_innocent_things?rev=1382479043&do=diff Done in by Innocent Things Title: Done in by Innocent Things Rating: 3 Author: William Eisner ISBN: 0-9671851-6-5 Pages: 221 Format: Hardcover Started: ~2013-07-22 Finished: ~2013-07-26 A series of short stories filled with mishaps and missed turns that turn ordinary lives inside out. None of them were exceptional in any way, and the best thing I can say about them is that they were entertaining while I read them. I liked reading them, they were definitely not boring, but they… text/html 2013-10-22T17:56:52-04:00 http://jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2013-08-19:mirror_mirror?rev=1382479012&do=diff Mirror Mirror Title: Mirror Mirror Rating: 4 Author: Gregory Maguire ISBN: 978-0-06-176183-6 CDs: 7 (9 hours) Format: audiobook on CD Started: 2013-08-12 Finished: 2013-08-16 This is the same author who wrote Wicked, Son of a Witch, and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister. In the same vein, this book is a re-telling of the Snow White fairy tale, complete with dwarves. Unlike his other books, though, this one mixes fact with fiction: Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia (Yes, those Borgias… text/html 2013-10-22T17:57:56-04:00 http://jrwz.net/news/news.php/blog:2013-08-19:the_regulators?rev=1382479076&do=diff The Regulators Title: The Regulators Rating: 4 Author: Richard Bachman (Stephen King) ISBN: 0-525-94190-8 Pages: 475 Format: Hardcover Started: ~2013-06-17 Finished: ~2013-06-21 I have to admit, it's Stephen King, and I'm biased. I have always loved his work, and this is no exception. This story is an interesting account of what might happen if the things of our imagination were allowed to cross over into the real world. And by “things”, I don't mean the good ones!