Monthly Archives: January 2026

Solenoid (2015) by Mircea Cărtărescu | Book Review

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Jeroen Admiraal

9.5/10 Translated by Sean Cotter in 2022. Solenoid is a novel that has received a lot of excited attention. In the circle of readers who love authors like Kafka, Borges, Pynchon and Wallace, the book is hailed as the finest … Continue reading →

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Philip K. Dick – Galactic Pot-Healer (1969) Review

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 On the face of it, this novel is very silly. Dick throws a lot of strange stuff at the reader that seems completely random. Listen to this: Joe Fernwright lives in a communist dictatorship, and suffers from depression. Nothing … Continue reading →

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Hilary Leichter – Temporary (2020) Review

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Jeroen Admiraal

8/10 Temporary is a light-hearted, comedic speculative fiction novel that pokes fun at the gig economy, while touching deep inside on a form of existential despair that makes it memorable. The main character is a Temporary, a creature that is … Continue reading →

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Astounding (2018), by Alec Nevala-Lee (Review)

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Jeroen Admiraal

Astounding (2018) is, as we learn from its subtitle, a juicy non-fiction account of the Golden Age of science fiction. Of John W. Campbell’s magazine Astounding and a few of its most prominent writers, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and … Continue reading →

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Comic Review: B.P.R.D. Plague of Frogs (2002-2008) by Mike Mignola & Guy Davis

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Jeroen Admiraal

B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs is the first real spin-off series of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy comics. At one point in Hellboy’s journey, the big guy left the BPRD organisation, and this is what happens with the team during his absence. It … Continue reading →

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