Shaun A Cordingley

Seriously Good., Feb 21 2012

First off, Sleigh Bells are not music for everyone--It's loud, often fuzzy (distorted) and has an edge to it--but give "Comeback Kid" or "End of the Line" a listen. If you like what you hear there, then this album is definitely for you (plus if you haven't heard the first album 'Treats' look that up as well).

If you've heard Sleigh Bells' first album 'Treats' and dug it (as I did), you will not be disappointed with 'Reign of Terror'. This is -NOT- the same album however, the sound has developed to include more emphasis on Alexis Krauss' vocals (without sacrificing Derek Miller's guitar, or the great song-writing). The sound moves from their alt/noise roots on a couple of… Read more

OK....So Here's the thing, Aug 30 2011

First things first, I'm not arguing with the people who have reviewed the book at 1 star calling it atrocious....it is...it's poorly written (and that's being kind), the dialogue is haphazard (at best) and the characters from the "first" novel only really exist to make the book longer (and annoy you).

But:

I couldn't stop reading this novel...because I had to see how much worse it would get.

If you can put aside the fact that this is a "sequel" (it is a sequel in so far as the character names are the same...but it really does nothing after that) to a great novel...and accept it for what is it...Dracula: the Un-dead is laugh out loud funny. Not intentionally… Read more

Not for the Impatient, Jun 21 2011

It's really hard to describe Brothers if you are unfamiliar with modern (and perhaps even classical) Chinese literature. I think the best way I could probably put it is that the story is told in such a way that it's nothing like what you would find in a 'Western' book: It does not move quickly, yet before you realize it, a lot has happened in the lives of our two main characters (Song Gang and Baldy Li).

The use of repetition to emphasize, or in some cases to demonstrate shifts in thought (or the inflation/exaggeration of fact) occurs quite often, and tends to require you to read a characters intention, or feelings from a phrase you've read several times before (using the… Read more