Adriano Barone

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	Ubik (8) (Vintage) By Philip K Dick Finished in 1992 Finished (re-read) in 1998 Finished (re-read) in 2001 Add... My Shelf Wish List
Forse il più importante romanzo di Philip K. Dick. Base da cui Matrix ha scopiazzato praticamente tutto, un libro complessissimo, tra citazioni del Bardo Thodol, suggestioni labirintiche e postmodernità spinta, in cui la confusione tra i piani di realtà diventa vera e propria contraddizione (cioè ci vengono fornite informazioni che NON possono coesistere logicamente sullo stesso piano di realtà), rimandando al concetto di "Zona" di BrianMcHale (Postmodernist Fiction, 1986) ... (continue) Forse il più importante romanzo di Philip K. Dick. Base da cui Matrix ha scopiazzato praticamente tutto, un libro complessissimo, tra citazioni del Bardo Thodol, suggestioni labirintiche e postmodernità spinta, in cui la confusione tra i piani di realtà diventa vera e propria contraddizione (cioè ci vengono fornite informazioni che NON possono coesistere logicamente sullo stesso piano di realtà), rimandando al concetto di "Zona" di BrianMcHale (Postmodernist Fiction, 1986) Is this helpful? ― Posted on Apr 13, 2008 \| Add your feedback
	Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (32) By Philip K Dick Finished in 2001 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Martian Time-Slip (3) By Philip K Dick Finished in 2001 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Lies & Kisses By Masara Minase Finished on Nov 8, 2008 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Last Portrait (Yaoi) By Akira Honma Finished on Sep 21, 2008 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Allure By Yuri Ebihara Finished on Nov 9, 2008 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	White Guardian (Yaoi) By Duo Brand Finished on Nov 9, 2008 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	Virtuoso Di Amore (Yaoi) By Uki Ogasawara Finished on Nov 9, 2008 Add... My Shelf Wish List
	WILDSTORM REVELATIONS By Wes Craig Finished Add... My Shelf Wish List
Last piece of a bigger puzzle bringing to the "Armageddon" event in the Wildstorm Universe (WU). Christos Gage does a great work in reconnecting a lot of loose threads that were created by single authors (but mostly by Warren Ellis in Authority) in the not-planned "history" of WU. Nonetheless, the idea of a catastrophe to be avoided has been already used to death in comicbook "universes" and specifically in the WU more than ten years ago (and maybe Jackson King new look in this future world, so similar to the one of his deceased father in that past storyline is an intentional "self-quotation")...the dialogues are funny, though, and it's a fast and entertaining reading. As far as the art...when forced in some panels, Craig seems to forget everything about anatomy: look for example at giant-headed-short-legged Backlash and Grifter in the first two panels of page 105... Read it just if you're a WU fan (I'm a huge one, for the record). ... (continue) Last piece of a bigger puzzle bringing to the "Armageddon" event in the Wildstorm Universe (WU). Christos Gage does a great work in reconnecting a lot of loose threads that were created by single authors (but mostly by Warren Ellis in Authority) in the not-planned "history" of WU. Nonetheless, the idea of a catastrophe to be avoided has been already used to death in comicbook "universes" and specifically in the WU more than ten years ago (and maybe Jackson King new look in this future world, so similar to the one of his deceased father in that past storyline is an intentional "self-quotation")...the dialogues are funny, though, and it's a fast and entertaining reading. As far as the art...when forced in some panels, Craig seems to forget everything about anatomy: look for example at giant-headed-short-legged Backlash and Grifter in the first two panels of page 105... Read it just if you're a WU fan (I'm a huge one, for the record). Is this helpful? ― Posted on Aug 25, 2008 \| Add your feedback
	On Writing Horror (1) A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association By Horror Writers Association Finished on May 12, 2008 Add... My Shelf Wish List
A manual for aspiring horror writers: the chapters on "the craft" are maybe a little too basic if you have already publish something (but some of them are useful in general, not only if you want to write horror), while the ones dedicated to market/promote your short stories contain simple but very practical (and useful) suggestions. ... (continue) A manual for aspiring horror writers: the chapters on "the craft" are maybe a little too basic if you have already publish something (but some of them are useful in general, not only if you want to write horror), while the ones dedicated to market/promote your short stories contain simple but very practical (and useful) suggestions. Is this helpful? ― Posted on May 12, 2008 \| Add your feedback