Mike's Updates en-US Fri, 04 Apr 2025 02:49:30 -0700 60 Mike's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg GiveawayRequest697568120 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 02:49:30 -0700 <![CDATA[<a href="/user/show/1041993-mike">Mike</a> entered a giveaway]]> /giveaway/show/410357-wandering-stars Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
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Enter to win ]]> Review7425687020 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:36:06 -0700 <![CDATA[Mike added 'Rusty Brown']]> /review/show/7425687020 Rusty Brown by Chris Ware Mike gave 5 stars to Rusty Brown (Hardcover) by Chris Ware
bookshelves: comic
Do I give this 4-stars because it's not my favorie thing that Chris Ware made? (That's still Jimmy Corrigan.) Or do I give it 5 stars because it contains heartfelt story telling with the deceptively simple art style that contains worlds of beauty and feeling—just like everything else Ware has written. I say 5 stars. No need to grade on a curve. ]]> Review5952146937 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:35:22 -0700 <![CDATA[Mike added 'Black Punk Now']]> /review/show/5952146937 Black Punk Now by James Spooner Mike gave 4 stars to Black Punk Now (Paperback) by James Spooner
bookshelves: nonfiction
This book is well worth the time if the subject appeals to you. It's probably even better for you if the subject doesn't appeal to you, but that's a different conversation. It's hard to review an anthology as a whole. Some of the pieces resonated with me. Others were just ok. I suspect it's the same for everyone but they're thinking of different pieces when they say it. ]]> Review5952146937 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:32:23 -0700 <![CDATA[Mike added 'Black Punk Now']]> /review/show/5952146937 Black Punk Now by James Spooner Mike gave 4 stars to Black Punk Now (Paperback) by James Spooner
bookshelves: nonfiction
This book is well worth the time if the subject appeals to you. It's probably even better for you if the subject doesn't appeal to you, but that's a different conversation. It's hard to review an anthology as a whole. Some of the pieces resonated with me. Others were just ok. I suspect it's the same for everyone but they're thinking of different pieces when they say it. ]]> ReadStatus9155513238 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:38:10 -0800 <![CDATA[Mike wants to read 'Dream Count']]> /review/show/7381748312 Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Mike wants to read Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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]]> Review7322923586 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 07:45:21 -0800 <![CDATA[Mike added 'The Silmarillion']]> /review/show/7322923586 The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien Mike gave 4 stars to The Silmarillion (Audiobook) by J.R.R. Tolkien
bookshelves: fiction, audio
The only way I was going to get around to reading the Silmarillion was by listening to the audio book. And while I'm sure I retained less than if I had read a traditional book, I'm really happy that I found this new(er) edition narrated by Gollum himself, Andy Serkis. ]]> Review7322882418 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 07:28:14 -0800 <![CDATA[Mike added 'Black Hammer, Vol. 7: Reborn, Part III']]> /review/show/7322882418 Black Hammer, Vol. 7 by Jeff Lemire Mike gave 4 stars to Black Hammer, Vol. 7: Reborn, Part III (Paperback) by Jeff Lemire
bookshelves: comic
An interesting wrap up to this arc. I like the way Lemire continues to play with the genre of superhero comics. Right when you get used to superhero logic, he injects a bit of real world logic when you least expect it. ]]> Review7322863810 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 07:20:51 -0800 <![CDATA[Mike added 'Bitter Root, Vol. 3: Legacy']]> /review/show/7322863810 Bitter Root, Vol. 3 by David F. Walker Mike gave 3 stars to Bitter Root, Vol. 3: Legacy (Paperback) by David F. Walker
bookshelves: comic
I liked this series. I wanted to love it. It's so smart and the art is great. But there were so many characters and it jumped around in time so much that I had trouble holding onto the thread. Maybe it's for people smarter than me. ]]>