Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance November 1, 2004You wouldn’t think a book about farmers would be interesting. You’d only be half right. This book is...
The Twenty-Seventh City October 15, 2004This is one of those books that I resisted for a while. I’m not sure exactly why, other...
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Volume 13 October 1, 2004So, much to Mrs. Hipster’s chagrin, I decided to subscribe to McSweeney’s literary journal. She thinks all that...
The Night in Question September 15, 2004This guy was probably only a couple classrooms away from me while I was reading Ibsen plays at...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time September 1, 2004Autism is always an interesting thing to write about. It’s honestly kind of a gimmick, and can sometimes...
The Neon Bible August 1, 2004Yeah, I’m just not feeling this one. I mean, I get it and all, but it feels too...
Dreamland July 15, 2004There’s something about early New York society that just fascinates me. The lawlessness, brutality and utter hopelessness are...
The Book of Illusions July 1, 2004I’ve read a few books by Auster, and honestly can’t say whether or not I liked them. His...
Running With Scissors June 1, 2004The fact that a real human being actually went through all of this and survived is hard to...
You Shall Know Our Velocity June 1, 2004Is it wrong of me to like this book? It seems that just about everyone out there thinks...
The Sportswriter May 15, 2004I should have known after reading the sequel to this book, Independence Day, that this book was going...
A Million Little Pieces May 1, 2004Let’s just start off by quoting one of my favorite drunk subway riders of all time: “Drugs is...
Vernon God Little March 1, 2004Now, I don’t claim to know great literature. I’ll read anything that looks remotely interesting and isn’t written...
House of Leaves February 16, 2004Trying to describe this book in words is like attempting to explain my pure hatred for George Bush...
That Old Ace In the Hole February 1, 2004There are surprisingly few grisly deaths in this, Annie Proulx’s fourth novel. I only say that because in...
How the Dead Live December 19, 2003I read a Will Self book many years ago, and to tell you the truth, I understood about...
How Soon is Never? December 19, 2003Is that Gilbert Gottfried on the cover? An odd choice, to be sure, but somehow appropriate given the...
The Body Artist December 19, 2003I can’t really claim to know what the hell is going on here, but for some reason this...