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reviewed Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three by Tom Taylor (Injustice: Gods Among Us, Vol. 3)

Tom Taylor: Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Three (Paperback, DC Comics)

There was a great and terrible war between heroes. On one side, Superman and his …

Good change of pace

Not exactly a different pace, I guess, but a different focus. I was wondering how long they could keep up "Batman vs Superman" and the answer is, they can explore other characters.

James Ellroy: The Black Dahlia (Paperback, 1988, Mysterious Press)

The Black Dahlia is a roman noir on an epic scale: a classic period piece …

Good, almost great

I enjoyed the story but it has serious flaws. I can get past the casual racism and misogyny, assuming they are from the perspective of the characters. But some of the dialogue is oddly repetitive, with some characters setting to have “catch phrases” that repeat far too often. And while it starts off strong and interesting, by the end it’s too many coincidences and neat endings for my taste

Dashiell Hammett: The Maltese Falcon (Hardcover, Sanage Publishing House Llp)

Classic noir. Private detective Sam Spade is hired to search for a valuable, gem-encrusted antique …

A classic for a reason

A fun read. Language - especially dialogue - if pretty dated, and it's very melodramatic. But I really enjoyed this

Walter Rauschenbusch: Christianity and the Social Crisis in the 21st Century (Hardcover, 2007, HarperOne)

In the wake of the success of God's Politics, comes an anniversary edition of Walter …

Great writing, great theology, great arguments

I really enjoyed this one. It’s not perfect by any means, and there’s a few places where he gives in to the prejudices of his day.

There’s a surprising along of humor in it. He was a sharp writer who, while mostly attempting to be gracious to those he disagreed with, could still be polemical