Books & Writing

Books & Writing

Oct
17
Book Review | Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade

Book Review | Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade

This book is a well-written, well-conceived character study of a person falling to the Dark Side that manages to differentiate itself from the familiar story of the fall of Anakin Skywalker. It's the best villain-perspective book I've read besides Thrawn. The ending is weaker than the rest. 8/10
13 min read
Oct
16
Running Commentary 10/16/2023

Running Commentary 10/16/2023

BattleBots (Champions II, E2), The Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier, Limpkin
8 min read
Aug
14
Running Commentary 8/14/2023

Running Commentary 8/14/2023

Star Wars: Visions ("The Pit"), Knowing What We Know by Simon Winchester, Chestnut-headed Oropendola
7 min read
Aug
02
Book Review | Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Book Review | Yoda: Dark Rendezvous

Yoda: Dark Rendezvous is not the best Star Wars book I've read but it deserves better than to be lost in the pile of mid-2000s Prequel tie-ins. While the story isn't the most thrilling or meaningful, the character work really is excellent.
14 min read
Jul
03
Running Commentary 7/3/2023

Running Commentary 7/3/2023

Secret Invasion (Episodes 1 & 2), Star Wars: Visions ("In the Stars"), The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf, Violet-green Swallow
9 min read
May
22
Running Commentary 5/22/2023

Running Commentary 5/22/2023

BattleBots (S7E18), One Good Turn by Witold Rybczynski, Warframe (The Duviri Paradox), Rose-breasted Grosbeak,
11 min read
May
08
Running Commentary 5/8/2023

Running Commentary 5/8/2023

BattleBots (S7E16), The Toaster Project by Thomas Thwaites, Superb Starling
10 min read
May
01
Running Commentary 5/1/2023

Running Commentary 5/1/2023

The Mandalorian (Season 3 Finale), BattleBots (S7E14,15), The Toaster Project, Sungrebe
10 min read
Mar
27
Running Commentary 3/27/2023

Running Commentary 3/27/2023

The Mandalorian (S3E4), The Bad Batch (S2E14), Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel, Blue Crane
9 min read
Mar
06
Running Commentary 3/6/2023

Running Commentary 3/6/2023

The Mandalorian (S3E1), BattleBots (S7E9), The Bad Batch (S2E11), Susan Orlean On Animals, American Kestrel
11 min read
Feb
13
Book Review | Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith

Book Review | Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith

Author: Adam Christopher Publisher: Del-Rey Length:  465 pages EE Critic Score: 7/10 Shadow of the Sith, by Adam Christopher,
4 min read
Jan
30
Running Commentary 1/30/2023

Running Commentary 1/30/2023

BattleBots (S7E4), The Bad Batch (S2E5), At Home by Bill Bryson, Spaghetti Bruciati, White-winged Crossbill
11 min read
Jan
16
Running Commentary 1/16/2023

Running Commentary 1/16/2023

Site upgrades, BattleBots (S7E2), The Bad Batch (S2E3), Full Spectrum by Adam Rogers, Western Gull
11 min read
Nov
21
Running Commentary 11/21/2022

Running Commentary 11/21/2022

Andor (Episode 11), The Peripheral (Episode 6), Around the World in 80 Birds, Painted Stork
8 min read
Nov
01
Running Commentary 11/1/2022

Running Commentary 11/1/2022

Andor (Episode 8), The Peripheral (Episode 3), The Evolution of Useful Things, Warframe (DevStream 165), Turkey Vulture
9 min read