Lizard
By Box Brown
. A woman remakes herself after dreaming of a lizard; there's more to the story than that but for the most part it is just details, details of why she hated her life before she changed, details of how she changed, how she improved herself, details
. I'm not sure I will ever read another book by Box Brown after this one; it really didn't connect on a deep or entertaining level with me; I don't hate it, I just don't love it and can't think of any reasons to recommend it to others
Showing posts with label An Entity Observes All Things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label An Entity Observes All Things. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
An Entity Observes All Things (8)
Communion of the Star Warriors
By Box Brown
. yet another story that seems to be about a human's dependence on technology
. In this case the main character is a solo traveler on a long voyage who forgets his handheld device
. He gets bored very quickly and doesn't know what to do
. After rejecting books he finally comes around and tries reading them but that doesn't seem to satiate his need for excitement
. Eventually he gets so bored he more or less sabotages the mission which causes a world to get destroyed somewhere else in the universe
11/23
By Box Brown
. yet another story that seems to be about a human's dependence on technology
. In this case the main character is a solo traveler on a long voyage who forgets his handheld device
. He gets bored very quickly and doesn't know what to do
. After rejecting books he finally comes around and tries reading them but that doesn't seem to satiate his need for excitement
. Eventually he gets so bored he more or less sabotages the mission which causes a world to get destroyed somewhere else in the universe
11/23
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
An Entity Observes All Things (7)
The System Corpus
By Box Brown
. Chubb is a warrior from the past, he is on a quest; Ash is his guide; he seeks the System Corpus
. The world is coming apart as the end of the quest approaches; Chubb tries to convince Ash to return with him but Ash feels as if there is nothing for him in Chubb's time
. This feels like yet another snippet of a bigger and longer story
. I didn't detect any commentary in this one but I didn't dig too deep
11/15
By Box Brown
. Chubb is a warrior from the past, he is on a quest; Ash is his guide; he seeks the System Corpus
. The world is coming apart as the end of the quest approaches; Chubb tries to convince Ash to return with him but Ash feels as if there is nothing for him in Chubb's time
. This feels like yet another snippet of a bigger and longer story
. I didn't detect any commentary in this one but I didn't dig too deep
11/15
An Entity Observes All Things (6)
New Physics
By Box Brown
. the cult of new physics seems to be the subject of this story
. It isn't called a cult within the story but based on what happens and how it works that seems like the best word to describe it
11/15
By Box Brown
. the cult of new physics seems to be the subject of this story
. It isn't called a cult within the story but based on what happens and how it works that seems like the best word to describe it
11/15
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
An Entity Observes All Things (5)
Travel
By Box Brown
. This story is black and white
. The focus seems to be on a guy's reaction to getting disconnected from the internet; he panicked and started crying
. He tells his friend about this while they are traveling in her submersible craft
. I think that have given up trying to find the common thread here, among these stories but I'm still reading them
11/1
By Box Brown
. This story is black and white
. The focus seems to be on a guy's reaction to getting disconnected from the internet; he panicked and started crying
. He tells his friend about this while they are traveling in her submersible craft
. I think that have given up trying to find the common thread here, among these stories but I'm still reading them
11/1
Monday, October 31, 2016
An Entity Observes All Things (4)
An Entity Observes All Things
By Box Brown
. This story is purple and is about an alien named Bebeshit who spends her days watching stuff on monitors until she grows bored and devises a way to leave the planet on which she lives
. Her plan doesn't work out, instead she is killed but the flowers on the planet give birth to a new Bebeshit
. This story seems like it could be a commentary on social media and the impact it has on people, how people spend all their time watching instead of doing
10/31
By Box Brown
. This story is purple and is about an alien named Bebeshit who spends her days watching stuff on monitors until she grows bored and devises a way to leave the planet on which she lives
. Her plan doesn't work out, instead she is killed but the flowers on the planet give birth to a new Bebeshit
. This story seems like it could be a commentary on social media and the impact it has on people, how people spend all their time watching instead of doing
10/31
Thursday, October 27, 2016
An Entity Observes All Things (3)
Voyage of the Golden Retriever
By Box Brown
. The captain of the Golden Retriever, a sea ship, and Mr. Pee-Wee, one of the crew, are looking for debris near Thistlegorn Island
. The captain has a pizza tattoo
. One of the exploration vessels is called the Calzone
. On the whole I'm not sure what to make of this story or the book as a whole; so far I'm about 1/3 of the way in to this book and I can't see the connection among these stories
10/27
By Box Brown
. The captain of the Golden Retriever, a sea ship, and Mr. Pee-Wee, one of the crew, are looking for debris near Thistlegorn Island
. The captain has a pizza tattoo
. One of the exploration vessels is called the Calzone
. On the whole I'm not sure what to make of this story or the book as a whole; so far I'm about 1/3 of the way in to this book and I can't see the connection among these stories
10/27
Thursday, October 20, 2016
An Entity Observes All Things (2)
Mundo Jelly
By Box Brown
. A man, explorer and former college professor, walks through a devastated wasteland; he descends into the Earth to find a pool of jelly that was created when a robot warlord killed an ancient god
. He has come to test a theory about the jelly, to try and improve on it's amazing flavor; after doing so he pours it over waffles and eats them; after he returns to the surface and plans to mass market produce his new invention
. He feels a bit numb and empty at the end and wonders if there is anything else worth living for
. Kind of silly, love the look of it but is doesn't feel very deep
. Was amused by the fact that the man is recording a podcast about his journey into the earth
. Still not sure if this is just an anthology or if the book has a theme or single thread connecting all the stories
10/20
By Box Brown
. A man, explorer and former college professor, walks through a devastated wasteland; he descends into the Earth to find a pool of jelly that was created when a robot warlord killed an ancient god
. He has come to test a theory about the jelly, to try and improve on it's amazing flavor; after doing so he pours it over waffles and eats them; after he returns to the surface and plans to mass market produce his new invention
. He feels a bit numb and empty at the end and wonders if there is anything else worth living for
. Kind of silly, love the look of it but is doesn't feel very deep
. Was amused by the fact that the man is recording a podcast about his journey into the earth
. Still not sure if this is just an anthology or if the book has a theme or single thread connecting all the stories
10/20
Sunday, October 16, 2016
An Entity Observes All Things (1)
Memorexia
By Box Brown
. Finally getting around to reading this book which I bought during a Comixology sale around the time of the 2015 Small Press Expo
. Not really sure what this book is all about but it looked to me and clearly seems to have a sci-fi angle
. Not sure what the thread is that connects the stories in the book; is it an anthology of unconnected stories or does it have a theme?
. The first story is about a man reliving, with the help of VR tech, the death of his father; the son seems to be carrying some guilt about the incident which involved his father falling from a roof, except that he can't bring himself to watch his father die again so he does what he can to save his father in the VR experience
10/16
By Box Brown
. Finally getting around to reading this book which I bought during a Comixology sale around the time of the 2015 Small Press Expo
. Not really sure what this book is all about but it looked to me and clearly seems to have a sci-fi angle
. Not sure what the thread is that connects the stories in the book; is it an anthology of unconnected stories or does it have a theme?
. The first story is about a man reliving, with the help of VR tech, the death of his father; the son seems to be carrying some guilt about the incident which involved his father falling from a roof, except that he can't bring himself to watch his father die again so he does what he can to save his father in the VR experience
10/16
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