Raymond Champs, a furniture manual illustrator for an international furniture company (akin to Ikea), has the world figured out (please see how I feel about Ikea here). As a species, we’re all suffering from severe clinical depression. We just don’t know it. He sets out to prove it – statistically and methodically. He starts withContinue reading “Why Are You So Sad? by Jason Porter”
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The Troop by Nick Cutter
To begin this review, let’s look at the versatile word visceral. vis·cer·al [víssərəl] adjective 1. felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep <a visceral conviction> 2. not intellectual : instinctive, unreasoning <visceral drives> 3. dealing with crude or elemental emotions : earthy <a visceral novel> I sincerely doubtContinue reading “The Troop by Nick Cutter”
It’s Never Too Late by Dallas Clayton
I wanted to hate Dallas Clayton’s new children’s book for adults. I really did. His success (almost) smacks of elitism because yes, this is the same Dallas Clayton that dated Shannyn Sossamon. And yes, he’s been touted by everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow to Justin Timberlake to Joaquin Phoenix* for his self-published debut An Awesome Book!.Continue reading “It’s Never Too Late by Dallas Clayton”
Blaze by Richard Bachman
Confession? I have never read Of Mice and Men. I am well aware of how literarily shameful this is. No need to point it out. However, I have read The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, and The Log from the Sea of Cortez (the latter of which is best consumed as a sleep aid).Continue reading “Blaze by Richard Bachman”
Autobiography of a Corpse by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky
I recently finished reading Autobiography of a Corpse by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky. My opinion can be summed up quite nicely by a quote from this unusual short story collection: This may have been a pseudo-hallucination, I don’t know: It’s all the same to me. I’m tempted to stop with that quote. It really is a suitableContinue reading “Autobiography of a Corpse by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky”
Crimes in Southern Indiana by Frank Bill
When you’ve got nothing, you’ve got nothing to lose. (To quote Bob Dylan, as I’m wont to do more often than not. This time with good reason. Bob Dylan makes an appearance – albeit briefly – in the pages of Frank Bill’s masterful short story collection.) This sentiment applies to nearly all of Frank Bill’sContinue reading “Crimes in Southern Indiana by Frank Bill”
At Night We Walk In Circles by Daniel Alarcón
Whenever I come across a book that I find utterly irreducible, I prefer to do a list of ten reasons why you should read said book. I’ve done it for In the House upon the Dirt between the Lake and the Woods by Matt Bell and & Sons by David Gilbert, both of which are lovely forContinue reading “At Night We Walk In Circles by Daniel Alarcón”
The Small Assassin by Ray Bradbury
I’ll let you in on a secret. Despite my library loving, independent book store supporting rhetoric, I still shop on Amazon (a lot). I have the best of intentions, but I am constrained by both reason and finance. Reason being why would I pay $34 for a hardcover when I could pay $14? And finance…isContinue reading “The Small Assassin by Ray Bradbury”
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Love conquers all. Or does it? I’ll further add does love mean never having to say you’re sorry? Popular culture might have you believe both are true, but naturally I disagree on both counts. Love means always saying you’re sorry. And sometimes love simply isn’t enough. Often even when you can’t forgive someone, you moveContinue reading “The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion”
The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
I’d been thinking about reading ‘The Colorado Kid’ by Stephen King for a long time, mostly because Haven is loosely based on this novella. Here’s your moment to ask “What’s been stopping you?” To answer your question, it was the plethora of negative reviews the book has received. Despite my ardor for all things StephenContinue reading “The Colorado Kid by Stephen King”
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