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The White Rose review
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The Black Company doesn't have the emotional richness of Robin Hobb's work, the narrative complexity of George RR Martin's, or the sheer scale of Robert Jordan's. It's a precursor to all of them: not so epic in scope but a fantastic, well-written story all the same.
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Music Box: Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? (2025) review
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Music Box: Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? is a documentary covering Adam Duritz and the first two albums of the Counting Crows.
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The Holdovers (2023) review
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The Holdovers is a heartwarming movie that does the "found family" trope really well. Paul Giamatti shines as an intelligent, aloof career teacher, and Dominic Sessa plays the role of the depresed intelligent teenager well. Da'Vine Randolph is excellent.
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The God King's Legacy review
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The God King's Legacy is a collection of two novellas set in the same low-fantasy world. These stories are flintlock fantasy, where gunpowder and muskets feature heavily. It's a subgenre of fantasy I enjoy, with all the trappings of traditional fantasy but with a bit of modern flair.
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Berserk vol 9 review
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Maybe the best volume yet. In this one we see the fall of Griffith and the Band of the Hawk, as well as the reunion of Guys with Casca and the remnants of the Band.
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Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold review
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Mythos is a straightforward retelling of most of the most popular Greek myths. It's a brief, easy read with a good bit of humor.
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