Category: Book Review

Review: Briefer Reviews of Past Reads

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Closer by Dennis Cooper I always promise myself that Dennis Cooper will not be able to shock me again; yet, he somehow manages to do so. For most readers, the majority of this book -start to finish- will be quite shocking, especially to those… Continue Reading “Review: Briefer Reviews of Past Reads”

Category: A.S. Byatt, Book Review, Dennis Cooper, E.M. Forster, Fantasy, Fiction, Franz Kafka, Gay Lit, George Miles Cycle, J.D. Salinger, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.T. Leroy, Jane Yolen, Virginia Axline

More Earlier Reads & Light Reviews

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The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon The Crying of Lot 49 is an apocalyptic narrative which deals with the thermodynamic concept of entropy. Pynchon prophecies the technological age and the lack of genuine communication/conversation between humans will result in the slowing down… Continue Reading “More Earlier Reads & Light Reviews”

Category: Book Review, Creative Non-Fiction, Criticism, Historical, Jacqueline Susan, Metaphysical, Milan Kundera, Theory, Thomas Pynchon, Tim O'Brien

Review: The Little Prince by Antoine de St. Exupery

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This is the first book to ever make me wish I spoke French. Extraordinarily beautiful and imaginative. I read the book in one sitting, and look forward to picking it up again, or to sharing it with friends. It was truly wonderful and wondrous… Continue Reading “Review: The Little Prince by Antoine de St. Exupery”

Category: Antoine de St. Exupery, Book Review, Fantasy, Fiction, French, Young Adult

>Review: Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence

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>Fast-paced, powerful, and engaging story about one of the trials of the century. Based on a true story, Inherit the Wind tells the tale of two “superstar” lawyers, battling over a schoolteacher’s imprisonment for including Evolution and Darwin’s text in his classroom. The trial… Continue Reading “>Review: Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence”

Category: Book Review, Creative Non-Fiction, Drama, Jerome Lawrence

Review: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

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It’s hard to describe what James Baldwin has done with Giovanni’s Room. In some ways, oddly enough, this novel reminds me of Susanna Rowson’s Charlotte Temple. Young (though not so young) confused loved. Passions and promises, forsaken and broken. The main character, David, seems… Continue Reading “Review: Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin”

Category: African-American, Book Review, Expatriate, Fiction, Gay Lit, Literature

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