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The Dead Zone
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Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Viking Press
Publication date: August 1979
Media type: Print (Hardcover)
Reviewer: iMorpheus

OMG WUT rating of 5:

I was a young teenaged boy when I read this. You know, that age when boys discover girls; so, the idea of my future actions being transmitted via tactile signals TERRIFIED ME.

I'll stop there.

Purchase Information:

I was not a very sophisticated reader in the '80s - nothing has changed since then. My library consisted of WWII books focused on the air war; science-ficition and also fantasy - I loved Piers Anthony.

Anyway, I was looking to expand my horizons, so one day while walking the aisle of the Goodwill store - UNTIL THIS MOMENT, I DID NOT REALIZE WE WERE NOT WELL OFF FINANCIALLY. WOW. I AM DUMB - I ventured over to the book section where I spotted the Dead Zone. My mom asked if I was sure that's what I wanted. I said, "Yes." To be honest, I had no idea what the book was about: I bought it for the neat typeface and the cool sounding title.

I read the book during my bus ride to school.

This was my gateway drug to King's brand of horror.

Recommendation:

If you want to cleanse your palate or while away a few hours, I would recommend this book to you. It's also a time capsule of what the world was like before the Internet.

Final Comment: King is the master of bloodless horror.
Back-panel Text: Ride along in the mind of a man destined to save the world....or not.

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So, here is the audio version of The Dead Zone review: S1-000-iMorpheus-The-Dead-Zone

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Runtime: 09:56
File Format: .m4a
File Size: 8.7 MB
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So each episode:
Runtime: approx. 45 minutes
Reviews per Episode: 4
File size: approx. 36 MB

Sound right/good?

The Name of the Wind

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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
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Author: Patrick Rothfuss
Publisher: DAW Books
Publication date: March 2007
Media type: Print (Paperback)
Reviewer: Michael Hernandez

You're a Wizard Harr...... wait you're not Harry rating of 5

Purchase Information:

I was a year into my bachelors degree focused on social sciences, and i had plowed through the works of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Jane Addams; I was beginning to fizzle out. I had just finished reading The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury (a social critique in itself) and I was ready to escape to another universe of story telling. Hot off the heels of Game of Thrones television premier, i wanted to delve into the genre of fantasy and a friend recommended a series which had garnered a cult following. The name of the series is the Kingkiller Chronicle and the first books is titled The name of the Wind.....

Patrick Rothfuss Delivers a fresh writing style, nothing eloquent but more akin to reading a message from a friend telling you how his summer went. The story holds an overarching dark mystery while diving into the past a lighter past reminiscent to the early volumes of Harry Potter.

Recommendation:

Patrick Rothfuss Delivers a fresh writing style, nothing eloquent but more akin to reading a message from a friend telling you how his summer went. The story holds an overarching dark mystery while diving into the past a lighter past reminiscent to the early volumes of Harry Potter.

Read this for a fresh yet familiar take on the fantasy genre and treat yourself to fanart on Tumblr and deviantart

At the time of reading this series I quickly digested the first two installments but there was no word as to when the finale would be released. I am pleased to learn that the final book was indeed printed in 2015, I should get around to it soon.


“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.”

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Season 1 Episode 001: http://tapewrite.com/tapes/play/59866...

Season 1 Episode 002 - Don't Hate the Wind

Season 1 Episode 003: Where X is Greater than One

iMorpheus: X Minus One

Season 1 Episode 004: Ad Obscurus: A Song of Cycles - A post-apocalyptic tale

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