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Women and Demons
Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths, by Natalie Haynes – I believe I first saw this book mentioned in a list of online recommendations, but it was also discussed on the Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby! podcast. It focuses … Continue reading →
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This Life Is for Squirrels
Shakespeare for Squirrels, by Christopher Moore – The third of the author’s Shakespeare parodies, after Fool and The Serpent of Venice, takes on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I’m interested in this play as it’s sort of a mythological crossover, mixing … Continue reading →
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Hey, Mr. Eurovision Song Contest Man
Noir, by Christopher Moore – As can be guessed from the title, this is basically Moore’s take on the noir genre, but not the hard-boiled detective variety so much as the normal guy who has stuff happen to him. Set … Continue reading →
Bearing Gifts We Traverse Afar
Today is Epiphany or Three Kings Day (although it might not be anymore by the time I’ve finished this post, at least not in this time zone), the celebration of the wise men bringing gifts to the baby Jesus. Well, … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Authors, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, Christopher Moore, Eastern Orthodox, Holidays, Magic, Mythology, Prejudice, Religion, Zoroastrianism | Tagged balthazar, bible, blackface, camels, constantine, dia de los reyes, emperor frederick barbarossa, epiphany, gaspar, gondophares, gospel of matthew, helena, herod the great, isaiah, jesus, lamb, magi, marco polo, melchior, psalms, racism, relics, st thomas the apostle, three kings day, three wise men |
I Left My Soul in San Francisco
Weird Al: The Book, by Nathan Rabin with Al Yankovic – Weird Al has been highly influential on my tastes in both music and humor, so it’s a shame there hadn’t been a book about him. Well, actually, there was … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Buddhism, Celtic, Christopher Moore, Egyptian, Humor, Music, Mythology, Religion, Uncategorized, Weird Al Yankovic | Tagged a dirty job, anubis, morrigan, nathan rabin, secondhand souls, set, weird al the book |
All Gods Are Bastards
Here are some thoughts on a few books I’ve read recently. I’ve been patronizing the library quite a bit as of late, and their eBook system is pretty convenient. The thing I’m not keen on when it comes to their … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Christopher Moore, Comics, Mythology | Tagged a. lee martinez, esad riblic, helen and troy's epic road quest, island of the sequined love nun, jason aaron, margaret cavendish, marvel comics, minotaur, orcs, perun, the blazing world, the god butcher, the stupidest angel, thor |
Blue Overall
Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d’Art, by Christopher Moore – I’m trying to catch up on the few books of Moore’s that I haven’t yet read. Apparently his original idea was to write a novel about the color blue, which then … Continue reading →
Mixed Mythology Makes Mischief
It’s no secret that I enjoy fiction based on classical mythology, or that I put a little too much energy into pondering how crossovers work. And when something includes elements from the mythology of various cultures, it can often become … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Christianity, Christopher Moore, Comics, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Judaism, Mythology, Native American, Norse, Percy Jackson, Religion, Rick Riordan | Tagged anubis, apollo, chiron, coyote, coyote blue, crossovers, hades, heidi klum, hel, hermes, indra, jesus, jonathan stroud, jupiter, kali, marvel comics, mercury, odin, osiris, ra, shiva, sol, sun, the lightning thief, the ring of solomon, thor, ymir, zeus |
I Am Become Death
I like to do a post around Halloween about horror or horror-adjacent movies I’ve watched, but since we still have out two Netflix we haven’t watched, you might have to wait until November for that. In the meantime, here are … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Cartoons, Celtic, Christopher Moore, Comics, Egyptian, Mythology | Tagged a dirty job, call of the wild, coyote blue, death, disney, donald duck, floyd gottfredson, goofy, horace horsecollar, mickey mouse, morrigan |
What’s a Pound of Flesh Among Friends?
The Serpent of Venice, by Christopher Moore – Moore’s latest novel is a follow-up to his earlier Fool, a take on Shakespeare’s King Lear. This one combines elements of two plays, The Merchant of Venice and Othello, both of which … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Christopher Moore, William Shakespeare | Tagged antisemitism, edgar allan poe, fool, iago, king lear, marco polo, othello, shylock, the cask of amontillado, the merchant of venice, the serpent of venice |