2006

    Absurdistan

    Absurdistan

    I always go into the reading of absurdist fiction with a skeptical eye. Absurdist in the way that...
    lay of the land

    The Lay of the Land

    Having read both The Sportswriter and Independence Day (although not in the correct order) it only made sense...
    Theft

    Theft

    Peter Carey is quickly becoming one of my favorite storytellers. The guy can spin a yarn with the...
    House of Meetings

    House of Meetings

    Why are people allowed to be despicable in wartime? Why are all of man’s base desires and impulses...
    Christine Falls

    Christine Falls

    I can’t believe that an author would go through the painstaking process of writing a novel and then...
    The Book of Dave

    The Book of Dave

    Will Self is a weird man. Actually I know next to nothing about the man himself, despite now...
    Rocky Balboa

    Rocky Balboa

    It seems that Sylvester Stallone took a page out of his own book here and went kind of back to the future. Like the first Rocky film, this is a low-key affair. It's not
    Running With Scissors

    Running With Scissors

    This book is a tough act to follow. Burroughs, and his absolutely insane life growing up, was a totally engrossing read. It was like The Springer Show on acid. The fact
    Beast Moans

    Swan Lake: Beast Moans

    Look, it’s a Destroyer album! Psyche. There’s no mistaking Dan Bejar’s voice, and this album starts off with...
    The Good Shepherd

    The Good Shepherd

    I'm not sure what the hell is going on with me and Matt Damon CIA movies lately. I just finished renting and watching the entire Bourne trilogy and now I decide to take
    Appreciation Night

    Bound Stems: Appreciation Night

    Bounding between experimentation and more traditional indie rock, Bound Stems are like the eclectic geeks who listened to...