Wisdom of Bookmonkey

Charles de Lint's 2009 novel The Mystery of Grace   starts with what appears to be a short story; a young man goes to a party, finds a...

One of the first posts I ever made for this blog focused on Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction epic Dune , which in many ways is th...

Last night my wife and I saw an advanced screening of Christopher Nolan's WWII epic Dunkirk , and I'm still in awe of what we saw....

So I saw Spider-Man: Homecoming on Wednesday with my oldest daughter and I really, really liked it. The film is bright and colourful, fit...

Okay, fair warning, I'm a pretty big fan of Edgar Wright's movies in general, I own the movies, a TV show and have made a point to...

I first heard the name Jack Reacher back in 2010 while reading Stephen King's Under the Dome ; his character is mentioned as a charact...

As I'm working my way through this list of 36 Historical Novels set in Ancient Greece, there are a few authors I'm always happy to...