Category Archives: Korean

The Longma and Short of It

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Nathan

In my review of Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures, I mentioned that I couldn’t recall having come across Longmas in the past. They’re from Chinese mythology, and are basically dragon-horses. That’s pretty much literally what the term means. As such, they’re … Continue reading →

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Madam Lucifer, You Never Looked So Sane

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Nathan

Something About Eve: A Comedy of Fig-Leaves, by James Branch Cabell – The books in this series that I’ve read so far are pretty formulaic, usually about a somewhat sleazy guy who philosophizes a lot without doing much of anything, … Continue reading →

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Big Bugs and Birds

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Nathan

Calculated Risks, by Seanan McGuire – This one is a direct follow-up to Imaginary Numbers, with Sarah Zellaby and her allies transported into another dimension, and their memories of her having been erased. She has to do the calculations to … Continue reading →

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An Apple Was the Cause of It All

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Nathan

Comfort Me with Apples, by Catherynne M. Valente – It’s hard to say anything about this book without spoiling it, as a twist is integral to the plot. At the same time, though, there are some things about the twist … Continue reading →

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The Tigers Come at Night

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Nathan

Tiger Honor, by Yoon Ha Lee – Considering how quickly some of these Rick Riordan Presents books come out, it’s a little weird, but understandable, that it took so long for Dragon Pearl to get a sequel. This one focuses … Continue reading →

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Get Off Your Ass

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Nathan

This might well be my last book review post of the year. I got an overview of the books I read in 2021 on Goodreads a few weeks ago, but I have no idea why they didn’t save it until … Continue reading →

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Oh Boy! A Carnival!

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Nathan

Bacchanal, by Veronica G. Henry – Eliza Meeks, a Black woman with a strange ability to communicate with animals due to her spirit guides, joins a traveling carnival during the Great Depression. It turns out to have a dark secret, … Continue reading →

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What’s Up, Dokkaebi?

Posted on March 16, 2019 by Nathan

Dokkaebi are generally identified as Korean goblins. Information I’ve found about them online generally makes clear that this doesn’t necessarily mean they’re evil, but then, neither are European goblins. There are many different sorts of goblins, just as there are … Continue reading →

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Quite a Descent

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Nathan

The Second Summoning, by Tanya Huff – The follow-up to Summon the Keeper further develops Claire Hansen and Dean McIsaac’s relationship and its initial difficulties inasmuch as it’s someone magical and has a lot of responsibilities with a more normal … Continue reading →

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Toilet Terrors

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Nathan

There was a link on Twitter to this article on ghosts that haunt Japanese bathrooms, and I thought that might be a topic worth addressing myself. Bathrooms can be pretty scary places anyway, but usually the fear is more that … Continue reading →

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