Category: Graphic Novel

Thoughts: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen

Posted on January 13, 2021 by

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I had grand plans of writing this review in fairy tale style, inspired as I was by Trung Le Nguyen’s adaptations of classical fairy tales to share this beautiful story. But, alas, I’m not the wordsmith Nguyen is, and definitely not the artist! So,… Continue Reading “Thoughts: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen”

Category: coming out, Coming-of-Age, Fairy Tale, Graphic Novel, LGBT, Trung Le Nguyen, Vietnamese

8 Rapid Reviews

Posted on August 2, 2020 by

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I’ve been reading voraciously this summer but have definitely not been keeping up with reviews! I think that’s in large part due to the fact that I was teaching three classes and involved with two (now three – ha!) important and in-depth professional projects… Continue Reading “8 Rapid Reviews”

Category: Alexandre Dumas, Back to the Classics, Charles Bukowski, Dean Atta, Graphic Novel, Jen Wang, Justin Phillip Reed, Mark Doty, Noah Rasheta, Poetry, Toni Morrison

Reviews: The Earlies, Part 11

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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Try by Dennis Cooper Pleasureably shocking. On the Road by Jack Kerouac I found this book incredibly self-centered and over-rated. Hate mail, come and get me. The Road by Cormac McCarthy Very good, disturbing book about a possible post-apocolyptic future. Unique style – the… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies, Part 11”

Category: Cormac McCarthy, Craig Thompson, Dennis Cooper, Fiction, Gay Lit, Graphic Novel, Jack Kerouac, Kristin Kladstrup, Orson Scott Card, William S. Burroughs, Yann Martel

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