Category: J.D. Salinger

Review: Briefer Reviews of Past Reads

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

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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

Reviews: The Earlies, Part 6

Posted on January 10, 2010 by

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To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf My first Woolf novel, and I’m a bit disappointed. The language is too flower, the characters undeveloped. It seems Woolf attempts to evoke feelings from her readers without providing the necessary information – she glazes over deaths and… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies, Part 6”

Category: Book Review, Drama, Fiction, Herman Melville, J.D. Salinger, John Irving, Literature, Orson Scott Card, Virginia Woolf

Reviews: The Earlies, Part 18

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

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A Child Called It by Dave Pelzer 4.0/5.0 Amazing book. Sad, disturbing, heart-breaking, and maddening. Tears of Rage by John Walsh 4.0/5.0 Incredibly sad story (true story) about a child’s kidnap and murder. Tear-jerking and intense. Very good book. Lord of the Flies by… Continue Reading “Reviews: The Earlies, Part 18”

Category: Agatha Christie, Autobiography, Classics, Coming-of-Age, Dave Pelzer, Herman Melville, J.D. Salinger, J.K. Rowling, John Steinbeck, John Walsh, Literature, Murder Myster, William Golding

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