Thursday, June 01, 2006

About this blog

"A book to kill time for those that like it better dead."
- Dame Rose Macaulay

Sometimes books are so good that food and sleep are just inconvenient interruptions. Sometimes they have me reaching for the matches. I've reviewed a few of these joys and atrocities on Amazon, but it was about time I put them all together on one site, so here it is.


Most of these will be genre fiction - SF, fantasy, horror and the occasional crime thriller - but I'll read pretty much anything. And if I don't like it, I will say so. If no-one gets the Nul Points score, how will the real gems stand out?


If anyone actually reads this blog and disagrees with me, feel free to comment; likewise if anyone wants to send me review copies, let me know and I'll provide an address (my email is ildrinn [at] yahoo [dot] com). Until then, there's plenty in the bookcase to be getting on with...



Note: I do accept self-published books, but if they're shit, I will have no mercy and give no quarter. You have been warned.

21 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your are Excellent. And so is your site! Keep up the good work. Bookmarked.
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4:41 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your site is on top of my favourites - Great work I like it.
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9:15 am  
Blogger Howard von Darkmoor said...

You do have a well-crafted site and it's a pleasure to browse. I have added you to my list of blogs to visit.

6:35 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a great blog, I have enjoyed reading it and will continue to do so.

8:56 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

More, more, more!

8:05 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow...i found your site today. Its great, and don't stop.

6:42 pm  
Blogger Finnegan M. Bloom said...

Great site. You've been added to my blogroll.

5:38 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Alice, I really enjoy your blog - I'd love to send you a review copy of one of our Fantasy titles - Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley. I didn't see an email contact - would you be able to send a message to yrmarketing@us.penguingroup.com if you are interested? Thanks so much.

7:42 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Alice. How should we get in touch with you to send a review copy for a new book? Regards, publisher[at]gaea//nospam//universe dot com

9:50 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Alice,

Please email me with a shipping address if you'd like to get on our list for review copies.

Thanks,
info [at] patronsaintpr [dot] com

11:58 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

FYI, most publishers won't go through the trouble of filling out your comments section and waiting for a response, they're looking for an email address to send you a review invite and if you don't have an email address listed they move on to another blogger.

1:43 am  
Blogger Howard von Darkmoor said...

Alice - would you be interested in reading an anthology of heroic adventure?

http://cyberwizardproductions.googlepages.com/returnofthesword

drop me a line with your mailing address if so, please. Thank you.

3:12 am  
Anonymous Sara J. said...

Hi, just found your site and enjoyed your style of reviewing--very thought provoking. I've added a link on my SF review blog, Jumpdrives & Cantrips.

3:28 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

How should people get in contact with you to send books in for you to review? Thanks erin.durante AT yahoo DOT com

10:36 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Love yout blog, but i had a quick question on the set up. How do you make page just about the blog, and how do you make a link to it. For example you have links to multiple pages on you blogs...how do you do that?

5:52 pm  
Blogger amuletts said...

Hi, I really like your blog. I wonder whether you'd be kind enough to check out my new fantasy webcomic and maybe write a reviw about it? It's Epic Fail at http://comicofepicfail.com
I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Thankyou.

6:32 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You should review some Charlie Huston MinDonner would be interesting to so your take on it!

Frosty

7:43 am  
Anonymous Crescent Varrone said...

loved your review of Danielewski's House of Leaves -- keep it up!

you may also be interested in Shadows in Summer

let me know if you would like a review copy

"Four stars out of five!" says ForeWord CLARION Reviews. "For readers who love something meaty to sink their teeth into, especially something with a foreign flavor and an unusual twist, Varrone's novel should satisfy."

See description on Amazon.com
email me at crescentvarrone@yahoo.dk

11:34 pm  
Anonymous The Fantasizer said...

WTF!!!!

Am I the only loser out there who has'nt still come up with a blog. Enough of my self reprimands,
another blog to bookmark.

There are just too many of these darn blogs to check out and the list keeps increasing.

10:29 pm  
Anonymous The Fantasizer said...

Some Charlie Huston
Seconding that notion!

10:30 pm  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You are a joke upon yourself. People like you who lack any real talent can only attack the works of others. See you have a lovely group of jackals as fans.

6:39 pm  

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