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Books You Really Should Have Read By Now — “Microserfs”

Posted on May 28, 2010 | 6 Comments
You know how, every once in a while, you’re assigned a book to read for class? It’s pretty rare you actually enjoy it. It’s even rarer when that assignment introduces you to one of your favorite authors ever. But that’s what happened to me. My...
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Books You Really Should Have Read By Now — “Black Hawk Down”

Posted on May 19, 2010 | 2 Comments
You’re probably familiar with this week’s book, but my guess is you haven’t sat down and actually read it. This is one of those where “seeing the movie is close enough” is a pretty common sentiment, and I’ll half-agree with that — the 2001 film...
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Books You Really Should Have Read By Now — “The Crying Of Lot 49″

Posted on May 12, 2010 | 9 Comments
Have you seen this man? In the world of reclusive authors, there’s Thomas Pynchon, and then there’s everyone else. I’d wanted to attempt a Pynchon novel for quite some time, as I’d heard they were “surreal,” “trippy,” “difficult,” and other “adjectives.” Still, it was never...
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Books You Really Should Have Read By Now — “Paper Lion”

Posted on May 5, 2010 | 2 Comments
I’m not, by any stretch of the imagination, a sports guy. Sure, I like hockey and boxing, but that’s about it. I’ve fallen asleep at a college football game or two. My wife has seen me watch Hulu on my laptop while she’s watching the...
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Books You Really Should Have Read By Now — “House of Leaves”

Posted on April 26, 2010 | 5 Comments
Any attempt to summarize the plot of this book will make me sound like a crazy person. Don’t believe me? Try this on, then: This book is about an in-depth criticism of a film that probably doesn’t exist. Even if the film does exist, the...
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Books You Really Should Have Read By Now — Warren Ellis’ “Crooked Little Vein”

Posted on April 20, 2010 | 4 Comments
I’m always a bit wary of creative types crossing over to another medium. While someone may be great in his established field, branching out into a neighboring area is tricky — sometimes the results are stellar, but oftentimes, they’re just frightening. I’d been in love...
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Author J.D. Salinger Dead at Age 91

Posted on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment
Known mostly for the ubiquitous and controversial The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger was none-the-less the author of other great fiction such as Nine Stories – his depressing and lyrical short story collection, and the two entry New York Stories novella Franny and Zooey....
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SPOILER ALERT!

Posted on January 21, 2010 | 13 Comments
In this age of the internet, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and all other forms of instant media it becomes harder and harder to avoid spoilers for your favorite TV shows, movies, comics, etc. I’ve been taken to task more than once for blurting out something on...
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[Fantasy] Curse of a Dark God (Preview)

Posted on December 31, 2009 | No Comments
I knew that John Brown was a different kind of author when I received a tweet from him out of the blue one day asking me if I would like a copy of his then upcoming fantasy debut, Servant of a Dark God (REVIEW). He...
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[Memoir] 'Girl, Interrupted' by Susanna Kaysen

Posted on November 3, 2009 | No Comments
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen Published by Vintage If you have ever known anyone that may have been called crazy by others or themselves; or someone who sought help for mental conditions with ever-changing diagnosis and powerful medications handed our by seemingly out-of-touch doctors that...
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