Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

  • Review: Ferguson’s Colossus

    Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire Niall Ferguson Ferguson is by far my favorite right-wing writer*. He is a skilled stylist and isn’t at all afraid to take his theories to their logical conclusions. For Ferguson, the problem isn’t the US is an empire, it is that it does a poor job…

  • Review: Gaiman’s Sandman (Volumes 1, 2 and 3)

    The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (New Edition) The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country Neil Gaiman Sandman is of course one of the classics of the modern graphic novel. Odds are if you give a shit about the medium, you’ve already read them. Hell, even if you…

  • Review: Eagleton’s Figured of Dissent

    Note this review was orginally written for a now long defunct livejournal. Figures of Dissent: Reviewing Fish, Spivak, Zizek and Others Terry Eagleton I like Terry Eagleton well enough. I haven’t read many of his works (I’ve only read three, actually, the brilliant memoir The Gatekeeper, Literary Theory, and now Figures of Dissent) but I…

  • Review: Twelve Hawks the Traveler

    The Traveler John Twelve Hawks John Twelve Hawks is a pseudonym. Of who, no one knows. This is the first book in trilogy of high tech thrillers with touch of science fiction. Good enough to hold my attention, but now good enough to get me to read the other books in the series. This book…

  • Review: Le Carre’s Tailor of Panama

    A version of this review originally appeared on a now long defunct livejournal account. The Tailor of Panama John Le Carre Le Carre, is in my opinion, the best espionage novelist of all time. If you’re fan of the genre, you’ve probably read at least some of his books. If not, you should. The Tailor…

  • Review: Waid and Ross’s Kingdom Come

    Another in a long line of review written a million years ago (2007) for a now long defunct livejournal. Kingdom Come Mark Waid and Alex Ross I think this is supposed to be a sort of post, post “adult” graphic novel where we come full circle from the flawed superhero back to the super-super hero.…

  • Five Hints for Run Commuting

    Run commuting can appear daunting, but with a little preparation (and the right gear) it really isn’t that hard. I do it at least a couple of times a week and find it to be a very efficient way to get my runs in. I’ve written about this before from a more personal perspective, but…

  • Review: Stoessinger’s Why Nations Go To War

    This, and many other reviews posted recently originally appeared on a now long defunct livejournal account. I am posting it here as part of a project to bring all my related writing (whether worthwhile or not) under one roof. Why Nations Go to War Richard Stoessinger This classic of the undergraduate international relations course (where…

  • Review: Mieville’s Iron Council

    Iron Council China Mieville   This is the third book in Mieville’s works about the city of New Crobuzon, a vaguely steampunk alternative city populated by Mieville’s weird monsters and well drawn characters. Iron Council is, I think  the most overtly political of the three, including section radical union organizing, issues of race, gender and…

  • Review: Delany’s About Writing

    About Writing: Seven Essays, Four Letters, & Five Interviews Samuel Delany I am a huge fan of the writer Samuel Delany. A writer at the heart of what I think the best of “new wave” science fiction, Delany has gone on to write memoirs, literary fiction, pornography, comics books and much else in between. Though…