Movies Watched May 2009

47. An Empress And The Warriors – Shing Siu-Tung – 2008 – Hong Kong

48. Beowulf – Robert Zemeckis – 2007 – USA

49. The Warlords – Peter Chan – 2007 – China

50. My Name Is Bruce – Bruce Campbell – 2008 – USA

51. The Star – Nikolai Lebedev – 2002 – Russia

52. The Midnight Meat Train – Ryuhei Kitamura – 2008 – USA

53. Mutant Chronicles – Simon Hunter – 2008 – USA

54. The Strangers – Bryan Bertino – 2008 – USA

55. The Black Book – Paul Verhoeven – 2007 – Holland

56. Cold Prey – Roar Uthaug – 2006 – Norway

57. The President’s Last Bang – Im Sang-Soo – 2005 – South Korea

58. Fear(s) Of The Dark - 6 Directors - 2007 – France

Books Read May 2009

Only 3 books read this time, due to the monster 800+ page epic of Olympus taking me most of the month. Just as well all the books I read are not that length, I’d be lucky to get through a dozen or so all year.

18. Olympos – Dan Simmons – 2005 – Gollancz

19. The Catacombs Of Fear – John Llewellyn Probert – 2009 – Gray Friar Press

20. Japanese Fortified Temples and Monasteries – Stephen Turnbull – 2005 – Osprey

Book Comment: Revolvo

Author: Steven Erikson
Year: 2008
Publisher: PS Publishing
Page count: 92

Better known for the epic fantasy tomes of his Malazan Books Of The Fallen series, with this novella, originally published in 1997 under the name Steve Lundin and not connected with the world of the Malazan, Steven Erikson proves that he can write equally well within a much more restricted word-count. 

Revolvo is a modern fantasy, a satirical and somewhat cynical look at the generally unfathomable world of “modern art”, and just as relevant today as it was back in the late ‘90s. Populated by quite a number of bizarre characters, the story places them in increasingly bizarre situations, until the multiple plot threads finally crash together; Erikson packs a lot in despite the low page count. Broken up into plenty of short, snappy chapters, it’s a fast paced and completely over-the-top yarn, laced with a healthy dose of black humour. An amusing and entertaining read.