Alex Ellermann

They call it Rhode Island Comic Con. I call it RI Indie Fiction Con.

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Manly Wade Wellman was a very influential genre writer. Today, his works can seem dated. But they're still properly spooky.

Alex's review of The Butcher's Masquerade (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #5) 5/5: Oh, man. I tore through this 700-page book in just four days. I couldn't put it down. Good thing I have the week off! This is the fifth book of the 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' series. Unlike many boo...

If you haven't read any books in the series "Dungeon Crawler Carl," don't start here. If you're caught up, you'll find that "The Butcher's Masquerade" ranks among the series's best outings.
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Happy N7 Day, BlueSky!
#FemShep
#MassEffect

Alex's review of Song of Solomon 3/5: It's hard to slap a star rating on a book like 'Song of Solomon.' There I'd be, trudging along and eyeing the page number, when one of Toni Morrison's paragraphs would strike like a thunderbolt. ...

I plodded through much of 'Song of Solomon,' only to be dazzled by the brilliance of some of its passages.
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Why do libraries matter? Libraries are one of the few places where families can go without someone trying to sell them something. Libraries spark imagination, love of learning, and curiosity among the young and the old. Libraries are the rungs on the ladder to success in education and in life.

Here's something neat: I'm in my town's Library Building Plan! The planners included a snippet from a letter to the editor I wrote a couple of years ago. I feel honored.

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#Libraries

All right. I'll give it a shot.

October was a great month for reading. The best of the bunch? Heat 2.

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Me: Sometimes, when I'm alone in a hotel room late at night, I get on the internet and surf the ads for used Lincoln Continentals.

Her: That confession did not go where I thought it was going to go.

Photo of two books, "The Wealth of Nations" and "The Butcher's Masquerade." Both are very thick.

When two of your library holds show up on the same day, and they're both enormous. That's November sorted.

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I really like this depiction of Harley. It's nice to see a female torso with actual room for internal organs for a change. It seems like it's usually ribs-spine-hips.

Alex's review of Make Me (Jack Reacher, #20) 4/5: Huh. This is new. A Reacher novel gave me a nightmare. 'Make Me' is like most Reacher novels. Jack Reacher comes to town. Stumbles across wrongdoing. Rights wrongs. Beds someone. Kills a lot of ...

I didn't choose this as a Halloween read, but 'Make Me' happens to be the scariest book I've read this year. Lee Child could have made it as a horror writer.

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Alex's review of MCU 4/5: BLUF: Residents of the Nerdisphere will love this book. Those with an interest in the business aspect of the entertainment business will enjoy this book. Everyone else will last a chapter; maybe ...

I found this book to be more interesting than many MCU films and shows I’ve seen.

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#MCU

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Well, all right. V0.7 done and off to the editor.

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Alex's review of Heat 2 5/5: Oh, yeah. This is the stuff. 'Heat 2' is exciting and satisfying. It's the kind of novel you read in line instead of checking the headlines; the kind of audiobook that inspires you to take the l...

I loved loved loved Heat 2. I'm ready for Heat 3!
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A paved bike path in the autumn woods.

Days like today are why I love riding bikes. 🚲

Alex's review of Terms of Enlistment (Frontlines, #1) 3/5: 'Terms of Enlistment' is all plot, no character. That's not to say there aren't characters. I mean that its protagonist is fundamentally the same guy as he was on Page 1. Sure, he enlists in the...

'Terms of Enlistment' is all plot, no character.
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Alex's review of The Murmur of Bees 3/5: 'The Murmur of Bees' is a lovely novel. This is a family novel. Set in a ranchera in the Northern Mexico of the early 20th Century, it gives us births and deaths, hope and despair, selflessness ...

The Murmer of Bees is a lovely novel about a ranching family in early 20th Century Northern Mexico. It was a little slow for my taste, but I understand why it's so highly regarded.

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Pilot here. There's nothing worse than busting your hump to get in on time, then waiting 45 minutes for a gate. We did our part!

Alex's review of Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5) 3/5: [NOTE: Much of this review may read like gibberish to the new reader. I understand. "Not Till We Are Lost" is not meant to serve as a jumping-on point for this series. Go on back to "We Are Many,...

'Not Till We Are Lost' marks a return to form for Dennis E. Taylor's Bobiverse. I look forward to the next book's publication.

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‘The Night Watchman’ is a beautifully written novel about universal themes. It’s well worth your time.

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Alex's review of Heaven's River (Bobiverse, #4) 3/5: This outing in the Bobiverse series could serve as a soft reboot. It provides enough information to bring new readers up to speed, without requiring the detailed knowledge that would come from re...

I liked, but didn't love, "Heaven's River." Nevertheless, I'll stick around for the concluding volume in this series.
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There's nothing in the world like a great bike ride on a beautiful autumn day.

Writing is easy. Revising is hard.

This place will be jam packed come January. Get fit now and avoid the rush!

I wouldn't be surprised if Matt Dinniman read my review and thought, "Hey, man. I'm just writing dildo jokes over here." But this guy thinks, and it shows.

Alex's review of The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4) 4/5: This is another gleefully entertaining book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. To recap, Earth has been conquered. Humans, and the occasional pet, are forced to compete in a fantasy-themed dung...

I expected 'The Gate of the Feral Gods' to be entertaining. I didn't expect existentialist insight. These books aren't just staying good. They're growing rich with depth.
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September was a good month for reading.
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Well, that could’ve been worse.