by Site Owner | Feb 7, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult
by Tony Lee Candlewick Press, $21.99, 144 pages The story of King Arthur seems to be one of those stories that get re-told every so often. Excalibur: The Legend of King Arthur is the newest incarnation. The story concentrates on the usual four, King Arthur, Guinevere,...
by Site Owner | Feb 7, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Classics, Film, TV & Theater
by William Shakespeare with an introduction by Julie Taymor Abrams, $29.95, 176 pages Julie Taymor’s new film, The Tempest, adapted from the play by William Shakespeare is a cinematic marvel in book form. Jonathan Bate, eminent critic and Shakespearean expert, deftly...
by Site Owner | Feb 7, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Children's, Music
by Gary Golio Clarion Books, $16.99, 32 pages Jimi Hendrix belongs to a tiny group of artists, like Van Gogh for example, who developed a style so individual that it can never be copied. Perhaps it is this authenticity that continues to inspire male teenagers to make...
by Site Owner | Feb 6, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Classics, General Fiction
Translated by Malcolm C. and Ursula Lyons Penguin Classics, Each Volume $20 If you’ve never read The Arabian Nights, and you pick up this three-volume set from Penguin Classics, you’re in for a real treat. This fresh translation of the classic Arabian Nights is...
by Site Owner | Feb 6, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Comics & Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Horror, Portland Publishers
by Joss Whedon and Various Authors Dark Horse Books, $29.99, 290 pages This coffee table-book sized hardcover collects nearly two dozen separate stories, mainly from BtVS:Tales of the Slayer trade paperback series and one-shot comic books. The stories follow...