Raconteur, bon-vivant, man-about-town. Book nerd.
Mostly just keeping track of what I've been reading for myself, but always interested in what like-minded souls enjoy when I stumble across their online traces.
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Overview and intro to Slavic Myths and their mythological ethnography
Very good intro to the Slavic myths, with some interesting ethnographic research. Some of the research conclusions are suspect e.g. confusing Frigga and Freya p.161 but well footnoted and a great point of departure. Well worth the read.
Lord Baltimore's story returns in a deluxe omnibus edition!
After a devastating plague ends World …
Great story and art, I'm never disappointed by Mignola and his collabs. Looking forward to the second volume!
Lord Baltimore's story returns in a deluxe omnibus edition!
After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly …
First half was great, second half was more familiar so I wasn't as thrilled by the retelling, having already heard it in so many voices. Still, Fry is witty and thorough; he does for Greek mythology what Gaiman did for Norse.
Elise Gravel: The mushroom fan club (2018, Drawn & Quarterly Publications)
Join Elise Gravel as she explores the science of some of nature s weirdest and wildest characters mushrooms!
"Inventive, outlandish, and tender fairy tales from a bestselling author The fantastic has always been at the edges of Heather …
The Lonely Hearts Hote is a love story with the power of legend. Two babies are abandoned in a Montreal …
With echoes of The Night Circus, a spellbinding story about two gifted orphans - in love with each other since …
Elise Gravel: Olga and the smelly thing from nowhere (2017)
Discovering a smelly creature in her garbage can that she names after herself, Olga befriends and studies the eccentric Olgamus …
