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THE IMAGINATION THIEF
IR VERDICT: THE IMAGINATION THIEF by Rohan Quine is an interesting experiment in multi-media storytelling. Augmented with audio and video formats via links within each chapter of the e-book, the tale “reads” more like an...
TIGER BRAVO’S WAR
IR VERDICT: TIGER BRAVO'S WAR is Rick St John's chronicle of one year (1968) commanding the 101st Airborne Division's B Company against two enemies: the human, and a tropical landscape strange, visually striking, and deadly....
BLOODBATH
IR VERDICT: BLOODBATH is an action thriller about an extraordinary family with strong ties to India. Unknown to them, they’ve all made enemies of the most ruthless crime boss in the entire subcontinent. Smoothly written...
SMUGGLER
IR VERDICT: SMUGGLER opens with a Camus epigraph observing that we all insist on being innocent—even if we must accuse the whole human race. Itinerant desktop-publisher Nick harbors that peculiar middle-class fascination with criminality, and...
HOW TO BE AN INTROVERT IN AN EXTROVERT WORLD
IR VERDICT: Little has been written about the plight of those who easily ‘people out,’ and even less about possible solutions. In HOW TO BE AN INTROVERT IN AN EXTROVERT WORLD, Michele Connolly defines the breed,...
DETERMINATION
IR VERDICT: DETERMINATION is exactly what protagonist Monroe Furnace must conjure up from the depths of his Southern fundamentalist soul if he is to fulfill his dream of becoming a bona fide rock and roll...
A JACK IN THE DARK
IR VERDICT: Take a clueless yet charming bisexual protagonist with a strong grasp of Shakespeare (and not much else), add some cursory sci-fi set dressing, and you have A JACK IN THE DARK: half space...
MASTURBATION MONDAY: A Shameless Experiment in Self-Love
IR VERDICT: Readers interested in human sexuality, contemporary mores, hang-ups, fantasies, and personal growth will likely find value in MASTURBATION MONDAY, a candid memoir and an honest dive into one woman’s journey towards sexual self-healing.
LEANING ON WATER
IR VERDICT: LEANING ON WATER is a coming-of-age science fiction novel featuring strong characters, including the teenage female protagonist who rises from a planetary militia cadet to discover that she has an exceedingly rare genetic...