“I am glad that you are here with me… Here at the end of all things…”
~Frodo Baggins, via the pen of J.R.R.Tolkien, The Return of the King
All posts by Carl V. Anderson
Season of the Witch ~Natasha Mostert
Enter a world of beauty and darkness… I was intrigued by the beautiful cover image and the enigmatic tag line of Natasha Mostert‘s novel, Season of the Witch, when it arrived in my mailbox courtesy of Hendy Zucker from Penguin USA several months ago. That is, until I turned the book over. It wasn’t the completion of the tag line: Two sisters. A mysterious house. And a man searching for the truth. That sounded positively gothic, a niche of fiction I thoroughly enjoy. It was quotes like, “A mesmerizing blend of alchemy and sexuality. Prepare to be seduced.” and phrases like “fraught with eroticism” and “dangerous sex” that brought forth mental images of a witchy menage a trios that put me off the idea of diving right into this book. Strange, inner jacket comparisons with The Matrix, Interview with a Vampire, and The Historian did not evoke much confidence that this would be a book that I would ultimately enjoy.
More Tuesday Travels
Keeping with the spirit of the journey, a driving theme for the Once Upon a Time Challenge, come travel with me to a few places with news that will delight your literary heart, nourish your creative side, feed your inner geek beast, etc…
But first:
Are you blue? If so, then you are not alone.
Once Upon a Time…the end draws near
(From The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo)
Monday morning. There is a light rain falling, giving this traditional start of the work week a deliciously melancholic air. It is in that same bittersweet spirit that I remind you that the Once Upon a Time Challenge is in the final days. In fact, counting today, only four days remain.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
(A Non-Spoiler Review)
Riding the crest of a wave of sneak preview tickets that flowed through the Kansas City Metro area recently, the gang surfed into a local AMC Theatre this evening to catch an early glimpse of the Silver one himself. Oh yeah, and that gang of superheroes, too.
One of the best ways to see films is before everyone else gets to see them, and to see them for free. It is icing on the cake when the film turns out to be one that you would have happily paid for. Ladies and gentlemen, I submit to you that Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is one of those films.