Quick Reviews

The Scar. Somewhere within this big book is a smaller one struggling to get out. Great purple prose and some interesting ideas but the plot just isn't interesting enough to sustain something of this length.

I picked up a copy of The Golem's Eye at Murder By The Book this past weekend. This is the second in a young adult fantasy series that began with The Amulet of Samarkand. I enjoyed the first book and expect great things from this one. I am in desperate search for something to fill the void that Philip Pullman created when he finished the His Dark Materials series. By the way, for those of you who live in Houston: Jonathan Stroud (the author of The Golem's Eye) will visit Murder By the Book on September 18!

The Office (Season 2). Man, this comedy is vicious! Ricky Gervais' character is so clueless and desperate that his antics make me laugh and cringe at the same time. This series is yet more proof that the BBC provides better TV than the American networks.