The main page of this section is dedicated to my reviews of books, short stories, and films. If you are interested in seeing what I have coming up for a review, you will find a list of those following the review contents. The menu to the right contains links to the interview I conducted with Patricia A. McKillip and the "Reading Responses" portion of my website (where you will find rambling ruminations on The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle and Hero, the film directed by Yimou Zhang among others).
REVIEWS
Most of my reviews are published elsewhere on the 'net, either at Cabinet des Fées or Green Man Review. Ocassionally, however, there are exclusive reviews published only on my website or accompanying Livejournal. The original publication information will be given along with each review printed here and those exclusive to this website are marked with a red cross.
Book Reviews:
Angels in America by Tony Kushner
Imaginings, An Anthology of Visionary Literature, edited by Stephan Rudnicki
The Maps of Tolkien's Middle Earth by John Howe and Brian Sibley
The Shape-Changer's Wife by Sharon Shinn (won an Excellence in Writing Award)
Fitcher's Brides by Gregory Frost
Wicked Fairy Apologist by Mia Nutick
The Stories of Hans Christian Andersen, ed. by Diana Crone and Jeffrey Frank
Vampire Hunter D by Hideyuki Kikuchi
Tales of the Golden Corpse by Sandra Benson (won an Excellence in Writing Award)
Hildur, Queen of the Elves and Other Icelandic Legends by J.M. Bedell
M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
The Grass-Cutting Sword by Catherynne M. Valente
Salt of the Air by Vera Nazarian
The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy, edited by Ekaterina Sedia
The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar
The Aphorisms of Kherishdar by M.C.A Hogarth
The Duke in His Castle by Vera Nazarian
The Golden Apples of the Sun by Ray Bradbury
Fairy Tale Review: The Violet Issue, ed. by Kate Bernheimer
The Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia A. McKillip (won an Excellence in Writing Award)
Clockwork Phoenix ed. by Mike Allen
Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde
Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente (won an Excellence in Writing Award)
Ravens in the Library: Magic in the Bard's Name, edited by SatyrPhil Brucato and Sandra Buskirk
The Homeless Moon by The Homeless Moon
The Secret History of Giants by Ari Berk
Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey
The King of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
Short story reviews:
"Black Feather" by Tempest Bradford
"Palimpsest" by Catherynne M. Valente
"The Glass Gear" by Catherynne M. Valente
Film Reviews:
King Arthur, Touchstone Pictures 2004 (won an Excellence in Writing Award and a Grinch Award)
Coraline, Laika Entertainment 2009
Upcoming Reviews:
Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, ed. by Ellen Datlow
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
The Admonishments of Kherishdar by M.C.A. Hogarth
Clockwork Phoenix 2, edited by Mike Allen
The Homeless Moon: Imaginary Places by The Homeless Moon
Demon Lovers and Other Difficulties by Nicole Kornher-Stace