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Catwoman. by Nocenti, Ann,

★★★☆☆

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 7, 2017

Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

Overall hit or miss, but a few nice settings and plots.

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Catwoman. by Valentine, Genevieve,

★★☆☆☆

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 7, 2017

Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

Both the art and the storytelling were muddled.

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Catwoman. by Valentine, Genevieve,

★☆☆☆☆

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 7, 2017

Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

Continues the authors obsession with interspersed historical quotes and overly muddled storylines, the best thing about it is the words "The End".

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Second act trouble : behind the scenes at Broadway's big musical bombs by Suskin, Steven.

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Art History

Not original work, but rather curated essays; all firsthand accounts from contemporary sources about famous - and infamous - Broadway flops. Most valuable is their contemporary nature - uncontaminated by changing public opinion or the subsequent career choices of the talent involved. Suskin adds unobtrusive and neutral contextual notes where necessary, but wisely leaves the authors alone as witness to the increasingly (and by all accounts wisely) forgotten works.

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Star Wars. by Duggan, Gerry,

★★☆☆☆

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

Non-vocal lead characters are a hindrance not easily overcome.

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Katana. by Nocenti, Ann,

★☆☆☆☆

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

Break it apart, throw all the pages in the air, read them in whatever order you pick them up. It will probably make more sense and be more entertaining. How it lasted even 10 issues is amazing.

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The chaplain's war by Torgersen, Brad R.,

★★★★☆

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Fiction

Crosses Card's Children of the Mind with the 80's movie Enemy Mine.

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New York on the rise : architectural renderings by Hughson Hawley, 1880-1931. by Hawley, Hughson,

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Art History

An interesting monograph about a man practicing a profession I was unfamiliar with - architectural rendering.

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Quarantine zone by Wilson, Daniel H.

★★★★☆

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

Riffing off of the idea "What if evil is a disease?" and carrying it to a terrifying conclusion.

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Buck fever : a Blanco County Texas, novel by Rehder, Ben.

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Fiction

Well drawn characters, sense of humor, easy style, and a fast pace.

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Bone dry : a Blanco County, Texas, novel by Rehder, Ben.

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Fiction

Intertwined plots, interesting characters, and a quick pace make for another excellent installment in the series.

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Flat crazy : a Blanco County mystery by Rehder, Ben.

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Fiction

Rehder is the rare author who can seamlessly segue into an unexpected side-plot about Chinese Midget Porn without detracting from the main story.

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Guilt trip : a Blanco County mystery by Rehder, Ben.

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Fiction

Missing Persons, Arson, Murder, and Blackmail - again skillfully interwoven into an entertaining tale.

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Gun shy by Rehder, Ben.

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Fiction

A well balanced thriller - difficult to pull off when a delicate subject like firearms figures so prominently in the plot.

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Holy moly by Rehder, Ben.

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Fiction

Mix TV Preacher with Dinosaur Bones, add murder, season with gambling debts, emotional battery, and suspect deer breeding practices. read for 8 hours and enjoy.

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Trashed by Derf,

★★★★☆

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

Gives in to the urge for factual exposition that far to many one shot graphics succumb to, but otherwise entertaining.

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Justice League 3000. by Giffen, Keith,

★★☆☆☆

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Comics and Graphic Novels

Imperfect replicas of Superheroes is a fun concept, but the execution leaves much to be desired.

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The Martian : a novel by Weir, Andy.

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Fiction

Finally got to it, and it was worth waiting for. Fast, entertaining and easy to get into - everything you want in a thriler.

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The New York stage : famous productions in photographs : 148 photos, 1883-1939, from the theatre and music collection of the Museum of the City of New York

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Art History

An invaluable resource for theatre historians, costumers, stage designers, prop masters or avid fans.

Almost every page contained nuggets of trivia that will keep me digging for years, and the photos of the Barrymore's, Hepburn, Cohan and Stewart among many others show their power, drawing the eye on a crowded stage even now close to a century later.

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Terms of enlistment by Kloos, Marko.

★★★★★

Reviewed by Robert N on Jun 5, 2017

Tagged: Fiction

MilSciFi without any of the ponderous philosophical pitfalls all to common to the genre.

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