When I first picked up Sabriel several years ago, I was immediately drawn into Nix's splendid vision of an industrial nation, ordered by science and logic and train schedules, that abuts an Old Kingdom, where magic, sorcery and necromancy are very much alive, and whose darker currents and denizens...
A fascinating look at the evolution of same-sex unions in Scandinavia. I was expecting the authors to spend more time on the implications of their research for same-sex marriage supporters in America, but all in all the book was well-reasoned, interesting and informative.
"I'm guessing Clooney tried on the original costume the first day and was like, 'Wow, how did Val Kilmer ever fit into this thing? Does he just not have nipples?!,' and the costumers had to make alterations. Meanwhile, all of Hollywood began whispering about George Clooney's bulging nipples."
By all accounts--including Eric's--The Dark Knight is a fantastic movie. But some people are taking negative (or less-than-positive) reviews of it MUCH TOO SERIOUSLY, with hilarious and frightening results.