T.K. Wade -- Author: August 2022

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: My Reading Habits, Part 2

As much as I spent looking for this new book to read, let's be entirely honest about it: I don't really know a damn thing about it. I mean... Yes. Yes. It has a lovely title and cover. I'll admit to spending days just looking it over, rather mesmerized by it's colorful splendor. I really should begin reading it.

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Any time now.

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I'm pretty much ready to go. I just need to wrap up this other one.

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Wait. Which one was I going to read again? Oh, right. This one.

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I think...

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Good Lord! It's been a whole month!

All right. It's finally time to start this thing up. But I have to be thorough. Yes. I can't just go into a new book half-assed. The author went through a lot of pain and suffering trying to get this thing published. I have to make sure I fully recognize his vision! And so... I open the cover. I turn the first few pages.

Whelp, the copyright seems to be in order. Yep. Good job there. I could probably skip it. Yes, I should. I turn the page.

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Actually, sometimes they leave little secret messages in copyright pages. I'll go ahead and read it real quick.

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Nope. I wasted my time. Moving on.

Oh dear. This is always a difficult thing to encounter. A Forward. Have you ever seen one of these blasted little things? It's not like a Prologue. Oh, no. It's a Forward. This is a different kind of beast. Where it's true a Forward doesn't necessarily mean your book will be completely and entirely spoiled, somehow assuming you already know what's coming and just laughing away at all the major characters, situations, and plot points. Indeed, it might just be a personal friend of the author talking about all the good times and what not. It might be. I mean... it might just be that. Besides... why would they spoil a book at the very beginning? The author would never allow that. I'll just give it a read.

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I've been betrayed. I've been absolutely betrayed. I didn't finish the Forward... but I saw a few mentionings that may have entirely destroyed my interest in the book. But... I may have just misunderstood. Maybe it was nothing. I mean really, who begins the second page of the Forward with "In the final scene where so-and-so does the thing"? Dear Lord! I've never even seen this book before. I'm here for the first time. How can they just assume I already know what's coming? Don't tell me about the ending right now! I haven't even started chapter one!

I put the book down. I take a deep breath. "It's okay," I tell myself. "What did you really see?" I ask me. "You stopped in time. You looked away before the spoiler really sunk in. Besides... that book cost you twenty dollars."

"I don't want to read it anymore!" I yell, pointing angrily at my own forehead.

"Shhh. Shhh. Yes, you do. You really do. Admit it. It's okay. Just pick it back up."

"No," I reject me.

"Here. I'll put it in your hand. There you go. Now, just open it back up and skip to the Prologue."

"Are there any spoilers in there?" I ask myself with much aprehension.

"There shouldn't be."

"Are you sure?"

"Shhh. Just read."

"Okay. Thank you."

Who needs to be thorough anyways? After all... I'm here for the story, aren't I? Yes. Yes, I am.

This blog was written on July 25, 2022.

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Monday, August 29, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: My Reading Habits, Part 1

There's a hole in my reading schedule. I have three slots. One is a physical copy. The other two are for my Kindle. But here I am, missing one of those three slots. I have to read three books at one time, not two. Not one. Certainly not zero. I've been at zero before. It was a depressing time filled with sadness.

Imagine having a hole inside your chest. That's one book missing. But three? Oh no. That's three holes. How do you even get any organs in there? Everything would just fall out. All the food you'd eat wouldn't go anywhere advantageous to your health. It's all around a bad state of things. So I should have three books to read in the same way that I want my body to be missing those holes.

So about that hole, that single one. My situation is simple. I am reading two books, but I need to fill that third slot. I need to replace the void with a new story. This can be any one of the three slots. It can be a physical copy or one of the two Kindle slots, but either way, I need to find it and begin reading it.

But here lies the problem: I have no idea what the book should be... unless I do. I might have it planned out, but then I might not. It's really dependent on my present circumstances. In this case, I don't really know what to put there, but there are a few things that I can do to decide.

First of all: Has someone recommended a book to me recently? Ah, perfect. Something to cross off the list. That sort of backseat driving just won't do. No, sir. I don't have time to read a recommended book. I mean... I could. Is it something that really appeals to me? It probably isn't. Most of the time, it's just a book they read and they just want someone else to share it with. Understandable, but not for me.

Second: Do I already know a lot about the book? I hope not! If I already know the whole story, that could ruin the whole thing! This doesn't always apply. I might just want to read it for the novelty. Classics are often worth reading simply because they are classics! But no. I don't want a classic right now. Bother.

Third: Ah, here is an interesting synopsis. A boy goes on a journey and meets a strange man named Oliver. And Oliver tells the aforementioned boy that he can head east and find a cave that can be opened by answering a riddle given to him by a magical cat named Chorus. And inside the cave he finds a really amazing thing that is also mentioned in this overly descriptive summary of a book I no longer want to read. Oh, for heaven's sakes! I know too much. I don't want to read this book anymore. I need more ignorance going into my book. Perhaps, I should just avoid synopses longer than one sentence completely.

Forth: Ah, here we go. A story about a boy who gets three wishes but none of them work out very well and so learns that the important things in life are found without wishing for them, and so we all learn that even single sentence synopsis can ruin the whole thing. I don't even know what I was thinking.

Fifth: Book Titles. There we go. Let's judge a book by its title. What have we here? "The Phantom Kaleidoscope." Yes, this is fascinating. I carefully avoid reading the synopsis, but I do look at the cover. It's a lot of strange hypnotic imagery which has a sort of synergy to the title. Ah, yes. I am fascinated. I don't know a bloody thing about the book, but it might be worth looking into.

Of course, this book doesn't really exist, but it does sort of paint a bizarre picture of what I go through when I am seeking a new book. It's a problematic process that positively pains me to no end. It is aggravating in the extreme. Although I could be overstating it slightly. After all, it is something I have personally dealt with hundreds of times. If it was really so bad, I would have likely given up ages ago.

But here I am. I have a new book. I can begin reading it once that slot comes up on the docket. I'll stare at the title. Smile. Enjoy the cover for a bit. Smile some more. Maybe twist is sideways for no particular reason. Still smiling. Whelp, not sure what else to do with it. Might as well begin reading it.

This blog was written on July 24, 2022.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: The Velveteen Rabbit [Short Story Review]

"The Velveteen Rabbit" is a short story written by Margery Williams. It was first published in 1922. It is considered to be one of the most famous children's stories ever written.

I actually am surprised it took me so long to finally get around to reading it. I grew up with a cartoon about it that captured the story fairly well, but I think it just slipped my mind over time. It's too bad. I kind of wish I had read it a lot earlier. It's not a very long story, so like I said... it's too bad I forgot.

"The Velveteen Rabbit" is as close as you can get to passing along very intelligent concepts in a perceptible way to a child. The story is very intelligently written and deals with adult topics such as the state of existence, life, death, and what it means to be real. Everything is written very eloquently, but it is never written in a way that could not be understood by a young child. It is perhaps even intended to intrigue them.

This is not a "Toy Story" type tale. The toys in the story, although they can think and even speak, never actually move. Sound is only heard by themselves. They are really just toys with some vague idea of what they are and an urge to become real. This is where a very simplified concept of anthropomorphization occurs. The toys can only become real through the fiery love of the soul-bearing humans. It is a fascinating concept that, although greatly appreciated by an adult, can just as easily be taken in by the simple mind of a child. It is brilliant.

This story is also a bonafide fairy tale. It has a fairy in it. And I don't say any more than that. I just think that this story does need to be read. It's deserving of its classic status. I absolutely recommend "The Velveteen Rabbit" to anyone of any age, and, if you are a parent, you should definitely read it to your children. It will broaden their minds.

This blog was written on July 21, 2022.

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Monday, August 22, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: John R. Neill - Author of Oz

Only three books. John R. Neill only wrote three canon Oz books, but they ended up being some of my favorites. Was he the best author? No. In fact, Baum could writer circles around him. But the reason he was good was because he broke a stagnant trend in the series perpetuated by Ruth Plumly Thompson. In short, the series had been growing stale for a long time.

But why was Neill's stories so disruptive? Well... the truth was that Neill had been seeing everything happening in all the stories since almost the beginning. He came in as the illustrator at the second book and remained the illustrator for a whopping forty-five books. By the time he was writing his own, he probably had a good idea what it looked like in his head.

Here's the thing though: Neill is not that great a writer. I love his three canon Oz books very much, but he is a better artist than he is an author. But who cares?! He knew how to make something entertaining, and that's something he accomplished well.

I got to thinking about what Oz would look like if it had been created by a cartoonist. Have you seen the old cartoons of the 30's and 40's? They are very strange. Everything is alive in them. Neill must have really liked this concept, because when he began writing his Oz books, that is the world that Oz had changed into. Everything turned into a chaotic cartoon where anything and everything was possible. His explanation? Magic. Yeah, that'll do.

Neill is not often loved for how he fundamentally changed how Oz exists, although giving them cars and creating highways for them to drive upon was not a bad thing. But he did some annoying things. He made it so the 5 sections of Oz, which had their own favorite colors, were now completely shaded in those colors. This would mean that the munchkins would have blue skin and the natives of the Emerald City would have green skin. A bit too tacky for me, I'm afraid.

But that mistake did not distract from the sheer cartoon chaos that exists in his lovely books. I love them. I really do. For a span of three years, he breathed life back into a series that was kind of dying a little. And as unfaithful as it was to the original vision of Baum... it was very welcome, at least to me.

If you are interested in his Oz books, they are as follows:

1. "The Wonder City of Oz"

2. "The Scalawagons of Oz"

3. "Lucky Bucky in Oz"

4. "The Runaway in Oz"

The last one was not canonized. It was not even published until 1995. It's really too bad. He finished the story but could not get to the illustrations. He passed away before he could... and the publishers decided not to take it.

Thank you, John R. Neill. You did a good thing.

This blog was written on July 18, 2022.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: Lucky Bucky in Oz [Book Review]

[Contains spoilers for a book nobody reads anymore.]

"Lucky Bucky in Oz" is the thirty-sixth book in the Oz series, which was originally created by L. Frank Baum. It was written by John R. Neill and published in 1942. This is not the last Oz book written by Neill, however it was the last of his to be canonized into the series.

You know, Neil's Oz stories shouldn't work. They are manic and crazy from beginning to end, but somehow it just works. This story has the same thing happening with it. It just can't decide what it wants to do, but either way, we're all having fun watching it all happen.

The story follows Bucky Jones who enters Oz in a boating accident. He ends up with a talking, wooden whale named Davy Jones and they become fast friends. Interesting thing about Davy is that he is not only a living whale, but also a boat. He has a cabin inside his head, and there is a little deck with a railing connected to his chin. He is extremely charming.

This may be a first, but Bucky was not happy to find himself in Oz. To him, it was a terrible thing because he worried that he would never be able to get back home. This never happens. Everyone who makes it into Oz tends to really enjoy the fact that they found it. His friendship with the whale ultimately was what gave him the comfort he needed.

Bucky and Davy's entire mission is simply to make it to the Emerald City, which is reminiscent of the first book. There is no real reason to go there but just to see it. That's all. But the idea of a whale going to the Emerald City is an amusing idea. That coupled with the fact that there is not enough water to really take them to it presented a fun challenge.

Another surprise was the reintroduction of Mombi the witch. She had been executed in a former book, but she has now been brought back to life in a magical painting. She causes some trouble in this story, but ultimately it was not half as big of a deal as it looked like it was going to be. The main driving force of the story are the strange adventures encountered by Bucky and Davy as they attempt to get to the Emerald City.

Once again, everything is a cartoon and uses cartoon physics for things to work. There is even an entire river that is tied up with a rubber band that can be thrown out across the ground to make a swimming path. These are things that make more sense in a cartoon than in reality, but in R. Neill's Oz, anything is possible.

I do hate to say this, but I think this book is his weakest of the three. It's not bad though, and it does feel like it completes the trilogy. That was an odd thing about his writing: it all felt like a trilogy. He kept bringing back characters that he had invented in the original, and to be fair, it did feel like a nice ending to it all. The only thing is that there is no real plot to this one. It's just a simple journey to see a nice city, and even though there were some problems along the way, it was mostly just there to add to the amusement.

I still recommend the book, especially if you read his first two. It's very entertaining, and there were multiple times I could not help but laugh. I am honestly sorry to see him go. He died one year later. Too soon.

This blog was written on July 18, 2022.

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Monday, August 15, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: Jubilees [Book Review]

This was a very, very long book. It actually kind of wore me out a little. But anyways, I finally made it to the end and can write this review. Whew.

"Jubilees" is a book found within the "Apocrypha." It's author is unknown. It is a different perspective on the book of "Genesis," providing a better look at what happened from the creation of the universe up to the point at which Moses met with God on Mount Sinai. Everything is very carefully dated, which is very cool.

The story itself actually is presented as a story told by God to Moses on his first visit to Mount Sinai. This is where he is told to write the famous beginning books of the Bible and is told the story of all the things that has happened up to that point. The narration of "Jubilees" is actually God talking to Moses, so whenever you see the pronoun "you," it actually refers to Moses.

Because this book is a closer look at the story of "Genesis," there were very particular things in it that I noted down that were a bit clearer than they were in the original book. I'm just going to list them all out and then call it a day. Here we go:

1. In the Garden of Eden, animals could talk. They had that ability taken away after Adam and Eve was cast out. I thought this was pretty awesome because this ability is probably going to be restored in the new Heaven and Earth. I personally want to talk to the otters.

2. The book and story of Enoch was acknowledged heavily in "Jubilees."

3. The reason Adam lived to nearly 1000 years was because God keeps records as one day being 1000 years. And since Adam was to die in the same day he ate of the fruit, he did not make it past 1000 years, which is a day in God's record-keeping.

4. The reason man's days were clipped down to 120 years was because God's spirit no longer abided on him. After the flood, the days still went over 120, but gradually they became less and less until nobody could breach the 120 limit.

5. God did not really like any of Noah's family. The only reason his sons were allowed on the ark was for Noah's sake. His wife was simply a necessity to keep the humans from going extinct.

6. All people, be it human, demon, or angel will be judged in all places, be it Heaven, Earth, or Sheol. Everybody will be judged. Period. You can't escape from it no matter what happens. If you die before you get a chance to be judged, you will still be judged. If you are not human, such as an angel or a demon, you will still be judged. This opens the possibility that a demon can be judged as righteous. Simply being a certain thing has nothing to do with an automatic punishment.

7. Although it was not as clear in the book of "Enoch," "Jubilees" does suggest that the evil angels were also having sex with animals, causing strange animal hybrids to be formed by it. This could be the origin of satyrs and/or the cynocephali (dog-headed men of legend).

8. There is a "nerd rant" from God to Moses about that people need to always follow the 364-day calendar that had been explained to Enoch, otherwise none of the special days, such as the Sabbath, will be on the correct days. He is extremely passionate about this and profoundly goes off on Moses about his frustrations about it.

9. Apparently Abram was quite the innovator when it came to farming techniques.

10. After the Flood, Kainan found some stone writings from the evil Watchers that he kept to himself and probably used to bring back demons and such from the pre-flood era. Yeah, it makes you wonder why God even bothered with the Flood if people were going to go back to their evil ways so quickly.

11. "Jubilees" claims that the original language was what we now call Hebrew. Don't dismiss that too quickly. There are reasons this could be true, but I honestly don't know for sure either way. It is entirely possible.

12. Some entity called Mastema challenged that Abram was not as loyal as he seemed which led God to call for Abram to sacrifice his son. This is similar to what happened in Job with Satan. Mastema is mentioned a lot in "Jubilees" as some sort of evil influencer. The term Satan is also mentioned a lot. It's possible that they are just two words for the same thing, but it's hard to say.

13. Lot was disliked by God. The only reason God saved him at all was for Abraham's sake. It also claims that Lot had an incestuous relationship with his daughters willingly rather than it being forced on him. His wife is never mentioned in the book. It makes you wonder why Lot was moving to Sodom and Gomorrah in the first place. The place had a terrible reputation and was well known at the time. Why did he go there?

14. Sinning in ignorance is still a sin and needs to be dealt with. This is a difficult one because it doesn't seem fair, but that latter point is why it may be true. Honestly, I don't like fairness. I think we need to just be adults and accept certain unknowns and deal with them the best that we can. At the end of all things, we'll be judged for our ability to be humble and to repent. I'm not really interested in a safety net. So if this is true, I'm rather okay with it.

15. The birth of the twelve tribes of Israel was ridiculous. It was Jacob having sex with a bunch of women. The whole chapter sounded like an orgy.

16. The gangrape of 12-year-old Dinah was compared to the child sacrifice to Moloch. I already suspected that pedophilia was akin to child sacrifice, and I do agree with "Jubilees" on this point. If you have sex with a child, it is near the same as if you killed them.

17. Remember the Book of Life? According to "Jubilees," there is a second book that includes all the names of the unrighteous and damned. God has a nice and naughty list.

18. Confirmed. Er and Onan pulled out. There was a tiny, little porn scene about it. God killed them because they merely used her for pleasure.

19. Things got real bad in Egypt after Joseph died. Egypt went to war with Canaan and lost. Once they pulled back, they began to persecute the Jews who were originally happy citizens of Egypt. This is what ultimately lead to the Moses story.

20. This was interesting. "Jubilees" claims that the reason that the Egyptians were drowned in the Red Sea was because they had done the selfsame thing to all the Jewish children some years earlier. Poetic justice!

Whelp! Those are all the major notes that I took. It was a long road, and I thought it would never end. I can't really confirm if this book is true, but it is a good read. If you were ever interested in getting a closer look at "Genesis" then I do recommend "Jubilees" to you. It's 50 chapters of very straightforward exposition, and then it closes up right before Moses heads down and sees that damnable golden calf. If that is something you want to read, then go for it.

As for me, I'm just eagerly awaiting those otters. ♥

This blog was written on July 15, 2022.

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: Doom: Knee-Deep in the Dead [Book Review]

I was pleasantly surprised to find out this book even exists!

"Doom: Knee-Deep in the Dead" was a novel written by Dafydd ab Hugh and Brad Linaweaver. It was published in 1995 and is a part of a decently sized book series.

His name is Flynn Taggart. That's "Doom-Guy." The book follows the adventures of the gun-wielding, killing-anything-that-moves, rip-and-tear protagonist of the Doom game series. The book is told from his perspective. That, for your information, is a first person perspective, just like the game. It's absolutely the way this book should have been written, and that's all there is to it.

As far as comparisons to the game, it follows the game logic to a fault. Enemies in the book seem to act and react based on the game programming, but the authors never do this in a way that ruins the story. You can also follow their journey by simply playing the game, because most of the places they go are in the same order and have similar architecture.

There was an amusing part in the Cyberdemon fight where it seemed a certain glitch was being exploited. I think maybe the authors were very close to the game's developers and a lot of information was being passed out to help them write an accurate story.

My only real beef with the story was the inclusion of Arlene Sanders, his girlfriend I guess. She's... FINE. I GUESS. The thing is that the character from the game is long known to be a lone killer. I kind of wanted to keep it that way. Even so, she is an okay character, and I didn't mind her so much.

The story is pretty bloody and brutal throughout, as should be expected. The subtitle of "Knee-Deep in the Dead" was actually pretty accurate! There's no misrepresentation here. The book reflects the terrific number of enemy counts that the game had, and it was fun watching Flynn blast through them like the brutal space marine that he was.

One last thing I wanted to mention was that Flynn Taggard actually had a Catholic upbringing. So he had already been taught a thing or two about demons. The book suggests that this did help him in his fight. He even prays in the story as a means to help him deal with the problem at hand. Good stuff!

Despite my nitpick with the inclusion of a girlfriend, I actually still recommend the book. It was a fun 90's movie-like ride that hit all my happy spots pretty accurately. I'd be curious to see where the series goes from here.

This blog was written on June 27, 2022.

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Monday, August 8, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: Enoch [Book Review]

"Enoch" is a book found within the "Apocrypha." It was written by Enoch who was the great grandfather of Noah. This is probably the most famous book in the "Apocrypha," and the reason most people bother with it at all.

There are a number of "big deals" about this book, but there is a lot to take in and it's a bit difficult to fully expound on everything. It's one of those books that's so full of information that I find it hard to choose exactly what I should write about here in this blog. So what I am gonna do is just list some things out that you might find interesting, and by the end of it, you might consider reading it yourself.

1. This is the only pre-flood book that I know of. Some people think that "Job" might be pre-flood, but nobody really knows the origin of that one. This is a very unexplored period in Earth's history, and it always seems a bit clouded in shadow, so it's good to have this book to give us some insight into what it was like.

2. The book explains that a set of angels lusted over the women of the earth and went down to breed with them. This created a race of giants that were constantly hungry. When they ran out of food, they would begin to eat people and each other. This action by the angels was insanely sinful, and God never forgave them for it.

3. Enoch was not just taken up so that he would not see death (as it said in the regular Bible), but he also sort of could just go back and forth. God really liked Enoch. Like... there was some insane affection for him. This passed off to the good angels. Mean angels like Uriel treated him with a lot of deference and respect. They even answered all of his questions and let him write the answers down, something that was not always afforded to other men of the Bible who had contact with angels.

4. The full Holy Trinity seems to be mentioned and put on display here, although some parts are a little confusing as written. It does all make sense though. And Jesus is mentioned a heck of a lot. The whole "second coming" event from Revelations is gone over quite a few times within the book.

5. There is an entire section of this book that tackles how the universe actually functions. It's as close as you can get to a science book within scripture. It talks about the sun and the moon and how the calendar is set up. It even covers the seasons and Leap Year. It counts 364 days in a year, but that was before the flood.

6. The bad angels are barred from returning to Heaven, and they plead with Enoch to talk to God to perhaps have them reinstated. But God is not having it. He is so angry at them, and asking Enoch to help them was a sin unto itself. Even so, Enoch did do it for them likely out of compassion.

7. A good portion of this book was actually written for Enoch's son, Methuselah. He is addressed quite often and with a lot of affection.

8. Enoch has a very long prophetic vision of the future, but everybody was represented by different animals. It was really cool to read, but the constant mentioning of animals made the story a little difficult to keep track of. I was really only able to follow it up to the Golden Calf incident. It goes on for a long time and actually includes the longest chapter in the whole book.

9. The birth of Noah is covered real tightly in this book. It was weird and full of special movie SFX. Apparently, his eyes glowed and he spoke right after being born. It freaked the heck out of his father. Enoch had to explain to them that Noah was pretty much chosen to save the entire human race from extinction. This was probably, at least to me, the strangest part to read about in the book. It was very bizarre, and I would be less likely to believe it if it did not include the reactions from Noah's father.

10. There might be something here that you were expecting to hear and I didn't mention it. I just want to point out that I write these reviews right after I finish. I try and get my general impressions out. Once again, this book is extremely packed with information, and it's bursting at the seams. I'm pretty much just writing about some main points I noted before I began writing this, but there's going to be a lot I won't cover.

"Enoch" is not in the Bible, but it shows all the signs of being a true story. You should read it. It's really not that long. It looks long with 108 chapters, but some of those chapters are just one to a few verses long. It's not really that big of a deal, and the information there is worth the effort. I recommend it wholeheartedly.

This blog was written on June 24, 2022.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: The Tell-Tale Heart [Short Story Review]

"The Tell-Tale Heart" is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in 1843. It was an easy read, which was a relief to me. Most of his older works are way too overwritten.

This is a simple murder story, but there is a very strong psychological element that makes it all work. Without spoiling too much, the whole concept of it has less to do with who and how the person is murdered but more about how our mind can sometimes work against us.

I feel like this is less of a supernatural story and more of a man vs. himself type. It also has a good lesson mixed into it about hubris. That said, I don't really want to give the main plot points away because it's just so incredibly short.

I do recommend "The Tell-Tale Heart" for those who like intelligent horror stories. It won't take too much of your time, so why skip it?

This blog was written on June 14, 2022.

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Monday, August 1, 2022

Fairy Tale Spotlight: Tanuki Tango Overdrive [Book Review]

[This blog contains some material that is more intended for adults. It is not really child friendly.]

"Tanuki Tango Overdrive" is a book written by Arthur Graham. It was published in 2016. The genre of this book was described by the author as "bizarro action-erotica." It pans out.

Despite being someone who has pretty doggedly studied and deeply reviewed the "Holy Bible," I will read pretty much anything. And the thing about "Tanuki Tango Overdrive" is that, as erotic as it is... it's also pretty much stark, raving mad as well. It's crazy. There are no hold-backs in this book.

It takes Tanuki and Kitsune lore and just goes absolutely flipping crazy with it. Nothing is too taboo. It's a sex fest that gets so far out of hand, that by the end of it, demon-possessed trains are having sex with buildings while people are flying out of windows landing in giant tanuki nutsacks. And I do have to say... this book made me laugh more than a few times.

And that made me think: I don't normally laugh when I read. There isn't a lot of comedy in books. And while this book is filled to the brim with incredibly lewd sexual scenes, it just has such a hilarious wit to it that I couldn't help but give myself to it on multiple occasions.

And then there is one more thing. The book just has no limits. It feels like the author just wanted to go crazy, and he did, and he did it with a wit that pulled it all together. It's a good example of free expression. What can I say?! I loved it!

"Tanuki Tango Overdrive" is divided into three short stories, all involving the adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Tanuki, two sex-crazed fairy animals. The sex in the book is extremely lewdly described with no bars on what can happen. There is also quite a bit of action and combat mixed in to the aforementioned sex. Like... it's all happening at one time. It's nuts.

I do recommend this book, but I'm gonna have to censor the book cover. Don't worry. I'll do it in a way that I think the author would appreciate. Enjoy the picture!

This blog was written on June 13, 2022.

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