Legends & Lattes

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of books

{4.5/5} “She ducked under the lintel and entered, and there was a momentary drop in the conversational volume, but Thune was pretty cosmopolitan, and orcs weren’t unknown, just a little unusual. The noise picked right back up. She took a deep breath and tried to relax her face into a non-threatening expression, something she’d been […]

Elemental

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{5/5} “I’ve just never been punched in the face with beauty before.” Elemental, released in 2023 Bernie and Cinder, fire elementals, leave their home because of a big storm. Eventually their daughter Ember works in the fire shop with her dad. She even beats his record for making deliveries. But she has a temper, and […]

Warbreaker

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of books

{5/5} “The Breaths were wonderful. It was more than just the beauty or the ability to hear changes in sound and sense intrinsically the distinct hues of color. It was more even that the ability to sense life around her. More than the sounds of the wind and the tones of people talking, or her […]

Smothered Dolls

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{4.5/5} “‘This place, this loft… well, back in the seventies, it belonged to her.’ The unexpected verbal italics did more than jangle rudely in my ears… they formed shivery small scythes, which arced cleanly through the haze of my thoughts, revealing something best left hidden — before I spoke, I carefully ran my tongue over […]

Barbie

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{5/5} “I know I’m Stereotypical Barbie and therefore don’t form conjectures concerning the causality of adjacent unfolding events, but some things have been happening that might be related.” Barbie, released in 2023 Barbie has a great day every day. In her neighbourhood, Barbieland, there are a lot of people named Barbie, a lot of people […]

Who Fears Death

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of books

{4.5/5} “It was like looking into a mirror when you’ve never seen your reflection. For the first time, I understood why people stopped, dropped things, and stared when they saw me. He was my skin tone, had my freckles, and his rough golden hair was shaved so close that it looked like a coat of […]

The Starless Sea

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{4/5} “He can hear only his footsteps, his breath, his heartbeat, and the crackling flame of the torch that is definitely getting dimmer, which is disappointing because he had hoped it would be a magic endless-light torch and not a regular extinguishable one.” The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, published in 2019 Zachary is a […]

The Riddle-Master of Hed

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{4/5} “You are Sol of Isig, caught up by fear between death and a door that has been closed for thousands of years. If you have no faith in yourself, then have faith in the things you call truth. You know what must be done.” The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip, published in […]

Shrek

Posted by Dave Switzer under My thoughts

Here are all the movies that take place in the world of Shrek. Shrek 2001 -> 5/5 Shrek 2 2004 -> 4.5/5 Shrek the Third 2007 -> 4/5 Shrek Forever After 2010 -> 4.5/5 Puss in Boots 2011 -> 4.5/5 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022 -> 4.5/5 Shrek 5 2027 Specials Shrek the […]

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Posted by Dave Switzer under Reviews of movies

{4.5/5} “I’ll get you, my kitties, and your little dog too.” Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, released in 2022 Puss in Boots is a hero to some, a villain to others. While saving a town from a giant, he gets crushed by a bell. When he wakes up, the doctor warns him that he’s […]