In the wee hours of this morning, I finished Leather to the Corinthians, by Tom Lucas. I fell asleep thinking, “how in Big J’s name am I going to review something like this?” It was unlike any other book I… Read More ›
Book Review
A Hologram for the King, by Dave Eggers (A Book Review)
With much anticipation, and little patience for an electronic solution, I shelled out £21.99, plus VAT (I’m not sure what the exchange rate is today, but I think makes around one-thousand dollars), for the hard-copy release of “A Hologram for… Read More ›
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (A Book Review)
First, a confession. I haven’t been reading lately. Perhaps books and I are in an it’s not me it’s you type of situation. Maybe it’s because my routine has been a solid lack of one. In any case, I thought… Read More ›
I’ll Toast to That: Toast (Nigel Slater)
I loved this book. I loved it so much that I took my time reading it. There were nights I said to meself, “that is enough for now, save some for tomorrow.” I’d set it down on my… Read More ›
Conflicted Opinion: What is the What (Dave Eggers)
I must have been about eight or nine when I ate too many cinnamon cheerios and up-chucked all over the back of my Mom’s blue and white van. The manufacture and production of that cereal had to be the handy work of the devil; even if… Read More ›
The Jerk Can Write: Shopgirl (S. Martin)
I couldn’t face written pages this holiday season. But I’m back. And to get back, I started with a book that didn’t make me think. Those are the best books – the ones that make you forget you are processing… Read More ›
eternal Domnation 