Benjamin Espen
Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
A With Both Hands Mini-Review
The initial Joe Ledger novel stuck out to me in 2009 as an interesting combination of Islamic millennialism and the zombie genre. Fourteen years later, one of the most interesting theories I have come across for why shambling hordes took over popular entertainment in the
Skynet became self-aware at 2:14 a.m., EDT on August 29, 1997 when humans attempted to deactivate it
Splitting out literary criticism and book reviews
As I reflect upon what it is I do here at With Both Hands, I’ve decided to make a stronger distinction between criticism and reviews. Writing book criticism is something I love to do, and intend to continue doing, but it can also take a while to find the
Operation Kronstadt Book Review
Harry Ferguson’s Operation Kronstadt [Amazon link] filled in a gap in a time (1919-20) and a place (St. Petersburg) that I had known nearly nothing about. The book starts slow, and then builds and builds up to a genuinely thrilling climax. For events now more than a hundred years
Total Player Autonomy
Linkfest 2023-02-25: The Gospel Truth
On Twitter this morning I commented on how historical and literary criticism of the Gospels has slowly come around to the traditional interpretation, although I suspect many people haven’t quite caught on to that yet.
In particular, I love this from PEG’s book review of Jesus and the