video-format review – SEVEN CIRCUMSTANCES

by M. Bijman July 12, 2019

Greg Hickey’s The Friar’s Lantern in 1 minute and a bit

When you have a mashup between a medieval-sounding title and a modern forensic mystery and a choice of choice ofContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 26, 2019

Some novels really lend themselves to being discussed in visual terms – either their subject or setting is dramatic orContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 18, 2019

It took four posts to finish saying what I wanted to say about CoDex 1962, the strange but marvellous novelContinue Reading

by M. Bijman October 15, 2018

The novel is downbeat and intense, but demonstrates that what matters is love, what keeps people going is love, andContinue Reading

by M. Bijman July 27, 2018

Compact Crit. #12 – The Books of Babel, by Josiah Bancroft (In particular: Arm of the Sphinx) I am publishingContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 22, 2018

Compact Crit. #10 – On the Bright Side – The New Diary of Hendrik Groen (a.k.a. Zolang Er Leven IsContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 1, 2018

Compact Crit. #11 – The Pleasure Model Repairman, by Ruuf Wangersen It was great fun to read Ruuf Wangersen’s debut Sci-FiContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 15, 2018

Compact Crit. #9 – The Memory Palace, by Edward Hollis Since Edward Hollis’ book, The Memory Palace, is mostly aboutContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 9, 2018

In my review of the return of the Bloom County comic strip, I had in my mind only the drawnContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 13, 2018

Compact Crits #7: 54-second review of Insomniac City, by Bill Hayes Read the whole story here. Make no mistake, thisContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 27, 2018

Compact Crits #6: 48-second review of You Took the Last Bus Home, by Brian Bilston (poetry) Here’s the full reviewContinue Reading