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Mike Miller

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Mike Miller lives in L.A. with his daughters and is a graduate of UC Berkeley and WGU. He has written numerous short stories, comics, screenplays and novels in all genres, such as "The Yeti," "Promoted," "Garrison Rex," and the "3VIL" series. He has also overseen the subtitling and translation for hundreds of films, video games and television shows like "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Seinfeld," "Madden," "Kung Fu Hustle," and "The Simpsons."

His favorite writers include Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, David Mitchell, Matt Groening, the Coen Brothers, Ottessa Moshfegh, Billy Wilder, Dan Simmons and Stanley Kubrick.
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Average rating: 4.17 · 185 ratings · 26 reviews · 23 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Yeti

3.56 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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3vil

4.17 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
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Supervillain

3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions
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Kill Thy Neighbor

4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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3vil (Volume 2)

4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
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3vil (volume 3): Volume 3

4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings2 editions
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Randolph Rudolph the Radioa...

4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
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Fantasyball

4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
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What is in the Woods?

3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings2 editions
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Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
Wolf in White Van
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The best books defy easy categorization and this stunning YA easily swings between heartfelt drama and mysterious thriller at any given point. While similar books would fumble such mysteries, this novel glides along in its beautiful enigma, where the ...more
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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Dark Matter
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Maybe this book might have carried more impact if the major twist wasn’t spoiled on my edition’s cover. And I’m sure the story had more startling impact before Hollywood and comic books have beat similar premises to death over the past decade. The bo ...more
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Maybe this book might have carried more impact if the major twist wasn’t spoiled on my edition’s cover. And I’m sure the story had more startling impact before Hollywood and comic books have beat similar premises to death over the past decade. The bo ...more
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All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
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This book works best on its social commentary because its characterization and thriller plotting is weak. The book likes to frequently have its cast of Southern tropes give various monologues about the intersections of poverty, religion, justice and ...more
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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
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While there are some fun action scenes, the book overall is a bit slow and corny. The social commentary is especially flimsy, with a few dated sections verging on homophobia. The biggest problem might be the protagonists empty persona - perhaps that ...more
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Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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Vonnegut’s best is also one of the best ever. No other author could summon such a perfectly twisted and elegant tale of humanity, one woven together from such fantastically dissimilar elements to take an epic tale of mundane madmen stretched into cos ...more
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The Inverted World by Christopher Priest
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
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It might be easy to call this the best memoir ever when I haven’t read so many of them. But the authors searing tale of an exceptionally difficult yet beautiful childhood stands tall alongside any work I’ve ever encountered - true or fictional - and ...more
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The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
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It might be easy to call this the best memoir ever when I haven’t read so many of them. But the authors searing tale of an exceptionally difficult yet beautiful childhood stands tall alongside any work I’ve ever encountered - true or fictional - and ...more
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Malorie by Josh Malerman
Malorie (Bird Box, #2)
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A solid entry in the canon of the great Malerman, but nothing vital or necessary. Using the same gimmick from the previous Bird Box book, the story goes to some interesting through bewildering places. Don’t think too hard about the numerous inconsist ...more
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