It's the end of the freaking world, and we're here to let Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett guide us through the surprisingly hilarious apocalpyse. On the latest episode of The Book Rookie, Cole and Andrew discuss a work that is both the undeniable product of two brilliant minds and an opus that stands as a unique…
Why You Should Read The Culture - Part One: The Hub Thank you all so much for taking the time to read this guide to The Culture. I hope it has inspired those of you who haven’t read it yet to pick up a book and reminded those of you who have how great this…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Read The Culture – Part Five: A Parting Word
Why You Should Read The Culture - Part One: The Hub Book 8) Matter - This is one of the denser books within the series, but if you’re looking for something that scratches a deep itch, Matter will definitely do the trick. It starts off in the middle of a medieval revolution on a shell…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Read The Culture – Part Four: Books 8-10
Why You Should Read The Culture - Part One: The Hub Book 5) Excession - When I was doing some initial research on The Culture to get some grounding before diving into this huge piece, I came across a surprising number of people who claimed that this was the weakest Culture novel. Those people can…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Read The Culture – Part Three: Books 5-7
Why You Should Read The Culture - Part One: The Hub Book 1) Consider Phlebas - Much like Malazan the Book of the Fallen's hotly debated first book, Consider Phlebas is thought to be a rough first book. Forums and Reddit posts have been dedicated to whether Consider Phlebas is a good fit for The…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Read The Culture – Part Two: Books 1-3
After the stunning popularity of our “Why You Should Read Malazan” post, I sat down and thought about what other massive series could use a deep dive guide for new readers. While there are a ton of series that we love, there are only a few that are complex enough in their wonder that they…
Continue reading ➞ Why You Should Read The Culture – Part One: The Hub
Stark vs. Lannister. The Avengers vs. Thanos. Millennials vs. Crippling Anxiety. These are the biggest bouts of our time, waged on the silver screen, HBO Max, and in drab cubicles around the world. And today, The Quill To Live adds another revolutionary battle to the list: Libraries vs. Bookstores. Where do you fall? Do you…
I am a character reader. I like themes; they add a lot to the messaging and ideas of a book. Worlds are awesome, I love closing my eyes and imagining slinging spells and exploring unknown wilds. But, at the end of the day, the real reason I show up to read a book, and the…
Continue reading ➞ Five Characters I Can’t Stop Thinking About
"Nice bird, arsehole." Out of context, that quote is just fun to say. In context, nestled into the pages of Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora, it's one of the single funniest lines in any book I've ever read. The Gentleman Bastards series holds countless laughs among its pages, and the story is more fun…
Continue reading ➞ The Book Rookie – The Gentleman Bastards Sequence
If there ever was a piece of media that acted as my editorial/sexual awakening, Mad Max: Fury Road would be it. It wasn’t the first film to make me think critically about movies and their themes and messages. But It was the first one that made me really want to understand media (be it books…
Continue reading ➞ Mad Max: Fury Road — Blossoming In The Desert
