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Here is the list of books I reviewed during the month of April 2014. The links lead to my book review blog, The Itinerant Librarian. These are not all the books I read in the month. They are the books I managed to write a review during the month. Feel free to click the links and check them out. Comments are always welcome here or over on the main blog.
- Simon Oliver’s FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics, Vol. 1. We find ourselves in a world where the laws of physics are suddenly no longer set in stone: gravity fails in places, wormholes appear out of nowhere, and so on. By now, these events are so common that the federal government has an agency to deal with them: the Federal Bureau of Physics (FBP).
- Matz’s The Killer Omnibus, Vol. 1. This was a great discovery for me, a hit man who is also a very practical man. I am listing this one as one of the best reading experiences I have recently enjoyed.
- The New Naked: The Ultimate Education for Grown-Ups. I pretty much bucked the system on this one. It seems a good number of hotshot reviewers (read professional reviewers and such) like this one. I thought it was not worth it, and it even has some amounts of misinformation and stereotyping. One I do not recommend both as reader and librarian.
- Carol Leifer offers great advice about career and life in her new book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying. In addition to her stand-up comedy, Leifer is known for her writing on popular television shows like Seinfeld.
- Instead of post-apocalyptic, go pre-apocalyptic in Sheltered, Vol. 1. This volume compiles the first five issues of the series.
- Here is one for librarians who do readers’ advisory and need a little help in the horror genre. The book is the second edition of The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Horror. I found it useful, and I even jotted down a few of their book suggestions to read later. So, stay tuned. I may be reviewing some more horror titles down the road.
- If you like the video game Mass Effect, you might like Mass Effect: Foundation, Vol. 1. For this one, I found that it may be better enjoyed if you play the game or at least are familiar with the game’s storylines and characters.
- From video games, let’s move to good classic pulp heroes. The Green Hornet and The Shadow team up in The Shadow/Green Hornet: Dark Nights. This is much more than an adventure tale. It is a very good piece of alternate history that is carefully researched for accuracy and authenticity. History buffs will be delighted with the many references, trivia pieces, and historical figures making appearances.
- And finally one for folks who enjoy fairy tale retellings and re-envisionings. By Pat Shand, we have Realm Knights. This is part of the Grimm Fairy Tales Presents series from Zenescope.
