In the last decade, pop culture has embraced the coming apocalypse with open arms. It’s inevitable; the only question left is how. Is it the flu? Zombies? Nuclear explosion? Asteroid?* Because clearly, regardless of which method, it’s coming. Personally, I love zombies. I don’t care that (nearly) everyone else loves zombies too. Through the brillianceContinue reading “Black Moon by Kenneth Calhoun”
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Fortune’s Pawn and Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach
“In a 1937 Photoplay article that reads like a Cool Girl guide book, Carole Lombard explained how, like a man, she never kissed and told; like a man, she paid her share; like a man, she maintained a sense of humor about everything. If women live by these rules, according to Lombard, they can be equal toContinue reading “Fortune’s Pawn and Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach”
The Republic of Love by Carol Shields
“But Fay’s noticed something she’s never noticed before. That love is not, anywhere, taken seriously. It’s not respected. It’s the one thing in the world everyone wants — she’s convinced of that — but for some reason people are obliged to pretend that love is trifling and foolish.” I’ve noticed that too. And I’m guiltyContinue reading “The Republic of Love by Carol Shields”
Fridays at Enrico’s by Don Carpenter
Follow my blog with Bloglovin On the surface, “do what you love, love what you do” is sound advice. After all, Steve Jobs said it. So did Oprah. Even Confucius might have. But if you love it, would it be work? And once it becomes work, would you still love it? I tend to thinkContinue reading “Fridays at Enrico’s by Don Carpenter”
The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
Some families are big. Some families are small. Some families are normal and some families are dysfunctional. My own very small family puts the fun in dysfunctional. Would you have expected anything less? Growing up, I always wanted sisters. Naturally, when I was ten, I got a brother. We tortured each other. He stabbed me*.Continue reading “The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon”
ROAD TO RECKONING BY ROBERT LAUTNER
The western is dead. Or so you’ve been told. It’s been declared dead more times than Justin Bieber and that’s really saying something. While this declaration usually pertains more to films than fiction, it’s often applied to both. Westerns certainly aren’t enjoying the same success as they did in the 50s and 60s (or evenContinue reading “ROAD TO RECKONING BY ROBERT LAUTNER”
UR BY STEPHEN KING
Although I’d like to think I take the opportunity to fear all inanimate objects equally, some are far more fearsome than others. In particular, I find dark alleys terrifying. I’m not ashamed to admit that I still do the prance-run down a dark alley to get to my car, that I give a wide berthContinue reading “UR BY STEPHEN KING”
Michigan, Ten Cents by Doctor Gaines
Most of us have been poor at one point or another. Maybe you were flat broke in college, or immediately post graduation, or that fateful day six months after graduation when you had to begin repaying your student loans. Maybe you could make rent, but couldn’t eat. Or maybe you had to take up residenceContinue reading “Michigan, Ten Cents by Doctor Gaines”
Mini-Reviews: The Scent of Pine, Fiddlehead, and What Nora Knew
Between the holidays and being sick and traveling, I’ve read more books than I can possibly review. Or that I want to review. So I’m introducing a new format that will appear occasionally: mini reviews (stolen, with credit, from River City Reading). Hopefully this will allow me to catch up without disappointing anyone (including myself).Continue reading “Mini-Reviews: The Scent of Pine, Fiddlehead, and What Nora Knew”
Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard
Tonight Hollywood Foreign Press honored the best of television and film in 2013*. In honor of the Golden Globes, let’s discuss the worst movies ever made – starting with Gigli, moving on to Maid in Manhattan, Anaconda, and What To Expect When You’re Expecting, and ending with Angel Eyes and Enough. What do all ofContinue reading “Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard”
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