“Bad News Bears” meets “The Dirty Dozen” on Netflix It’s interesting when a change happens to the format of something as tried-and-true as the novel. In the case of “The Tech,” we are talking about a book with the plotline, characters, and conflict arc of a NetFlix 8-episode series. In many cases, this kind of […]
“Voodoo Academy” by Theophilus Monroe
If space and horses get their own operatic genre, then surely the occult should have one of its own, and “Voodoo Academy” would be a perfect example. Let’s call it “Phantom Opera.” Lightweight in style but with a good blend of humour and serious conflict, and nothing too philosophical. Slightly stereotyped characters. Although, to be […]
“Indogene: Stories of Indians Across the Globe” by Sriram Devatha
This is a book of stories that revolve around an interesting cultural phenomenon: the spread of people from India to…pretty much everywhere. It starts in Egypt and covers America, Korea, Suriname and more, expanding as far in time as the 1820s in Singapore and the 1970s in Uganda. This book provides an interesting experience for […]
“Revenge of the Elders of Zion” by Dan Sofer
Da Vinci Code Meets Mission Impossible in Area 51. When Dan Sofer calls his book “madcap” he isn’t joking. Well, of course he’s joking, but not about the complete zany nature of the book. Like his “Dry Bones Society” trilogy, this novel is based on the Jewish experience, but this time the scene has moved […]
“The Late, Late Hour” by Victoria Blanco
Reading this poetry book is a bit like sitting down at midnight scanning someone’s Facebook timeline. You come across what seems to be a random selection of poems, prose, rants, and pictures. A few items stand out. A short story with a great twist ending is worth a chuckle. “The Quick Buck Fxxk,” about working […]