by Jared Garrett | Nov 21, 2011 | Blog, The Thanks Series, Uncategorized
I’ll be using maiden names here, since that’s how I knew some of these folks. 1. Lori Wilcox. In Lori, I found an intellectual rival and friend. She brooked no stupidity, seemed to know precisely who she was, and owned the space around her. She asked smart... by Jared Garrett | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Terry Pratchett is one of my favorite authors. I would love to meet him and shake his hand, thanking him for nearly single-handedly raising the intelligence-level of modern fantasy and satire. As you read his Discworld books with their deliciously irreverent... by Jared Garrett | Jul 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
At the outset of this review, I need to make a couple of things clear: 1. I was asked by the PR dept. at Harper Collins if I would accept a free copy of this book and review it. I imagine they asked me (along with other Mormon writers/bloggers) to do this due to the... by Jared Garrett | Jul 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner, is a pretty unique book. Like most YA it is written in 1st person perspective, and of course the protagonist is a young person. What sets it apart, however, is that Turner plays some pretty slick tricks on her readers and keeps us in... by Jared Garrett | Jul 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
John Scalzi’s The Last Colony completes the trilogy begun by his award-winning Old Man’s War. In this book, we return to John Perry’s 1st person perspective, which is quite nice, since that’s where the story began. The Last Colony finds Perry... by Jared Garrett | Jun 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s official: John Scalzi is one of my new favorite writers. Why? Because he is almost singlehandedly drawing me back to the fold of science fiction readers. Heinlein too. I’ve been a die-hard fantasy reader my whole life, but stopped reading sci-fi after...