DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE LATEST STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE BOOK!!!! THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!!! I've noticed something curious about two of Brandon Sanderson's series. Both Mistborn and The Stormlight Archives (SPOILER ALERT) end with characters ascending to godhood. In Mistborn, it's Vin and Sazed. In The Stormlight Archives, it's Dalinar and Taravangian.... Continue Reading →
This first book of a dystopian, steampunk duology was a fun and creative read, with rich characters, but an unfortunate touch of wokeness. Once the Fog started rising, the earth was covered with a deadly white mist until nothing remained but the mountaintops. Now humanity clings to its highest peaks, called the Rooftop, where the... Continue Reading →
Christmas is all about cheer, goodwill, and remembering childish innocence... right? One would have thought, for all the effort they put into their ad campaign and promoting how much 'audiences are loving' Red One, that Hollywood had actually put out a decent movie. They had big-name actors, incredible amounts of CGI, and Henry Jackman composing... Continue Reading →
What happens to a culture when you take its heroes and change them -- subvert them? What happens when readers and viewers see their childhood role models presented differently, buying in to woke agendas or radically altering their behavior or discarding the beliefs they were built on? I'm not talking about heroes from history --... Continue Reading →
At a conference this year, a speaker said something that snagged my attention. I tell you, logic classes have forever ruined the relationship between me and absolute statements. I now immediately consider if there is an exception the moment I hear a generalization. Now, the speaker was trying to make the point that since God... Continue Reading →
Ok -- you're allowed to read fantasy, no matter your political standing. It isn't really an 'issue' that conservative leaders like LotR. The left is just making it one. And you know what, if LotR is now something only crazy right-wingers can like, whatever. Cool by me. The left is missing out. But, humor aside,... Continue Reading →
I identify as intolerant and you must affirm me in that. No? Why not? The woke left loves to use the word 'tolerance.' Within a materialist worldview, it seems to be the only virtue. How tolerance can be good if good and evil are merely social constructs is beyond me, but nonetheless that is how... Continue Reading →
Ah... the misunderstood villain. The guy who murders and steals and blows things up because he had a rough childhood. It's becoming a bit of a cliche these days. Can horrible life circumstances change personalities and behaviors? Sure. Every writer knows that your villain must have a backstory of some sort, because a guy who... Continue Reading →
Homeschooling parents and the leaders of any educational program always desire edifying curriculum for their students, and often choose literature material based on awards and popularity. Parents reading aloud to their kids or letting their little bookworms wander through the library to pick out books on their own assume anything that managed to get awarded... Continue Reading →
Alright, folks, I'll keep this short and sweet. It's Christmas and there's a lot to do and you've got a ton on your plates. But even amid the chaos, remember that Christmas is one of the seasons in which we can shine the brightest. And this can be done in so many ways, from proudly... Continue Reading →
